Online Age Checks Are Proliferating, but So Are Concerns They Curtail Internet Freedom

What’s considered harmful to minors can be subjective, and this is where experts believe such laws run afoul of the First Amendment.

Minnesota Sues TikTok, Alleging It Preys on Young People With Addictive Algorithms

The lawsuit, filed in state court, alleges that TikTok is violating Minnesota laws against deceptive trade practices and consumer fraud.

Maryland Tax on Digital Ads Violated Big Tech’s Free Speech, Judges Say

The tax focuses on large companies that make money advertising on the internet such as Meta, Google and Amazon, who say they’re being unfairly targeted.

Supreme Court Allows Mississippi To Require Age Verification on Social Media Like Facebook and X

NetChoice argues that the Mississippi law threatens privacy rights and unconstitutionally restricts the free expression of users of all ages.

Judge Blocks Georgia’s Social Media Age Verification Law, Citing Free Speech Concerns

Like in seven other states where such laws have been blocked, a federal judge ruled Thursday that the Georgia law infringes on free speech rights.

Musk’s X Sues New York Over Requirement To Show How Social Media Platforms Handle Problematic Posts

X maintains that the measure impinges on free speech rights and on a 1996 federal law that, among other things, lets internet platforms moderate posts as they see fit.

Judge Blocks Florida From Enforcing Social Media Ban for Kids While Lawsuit Continues

The judge wrote that the prohibition on social media platforms from allowing certain age groups to have accounts “directly burdens those youths’ rights to engage in and access speech.”

Texas Push To Ban Minors Under 18 From Social Media Fades With Time Running Out

The proposed ban was opposed by tech trade groups and critics who called it it an unconstitutional limit on free speech.