A push in Texas to ban children under 18 years old from social media platforms has failed at the state Capitol.

Texas may soon pass into law one of the most restrictive set of social media rules for minors, including making it illegal for those under 18 to be on social media. House Bill 186 would not only prohibit minors from creating new social media accounts on services such as TikTok,

The state law, following Florida's precedent, would prevent anyone under 18 from creating a social media account.