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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.”

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Judge Weighs Whether to Block Florida’s Social Media Ban for Minors

Industry groups representing communications companies argue the law, one of the most restrictive bans on kids’ social media use in the country, unconstitutionally limits free speech.

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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Utah Social Media Law Aimed at Protecting Children

The judge wrote that the state has not articulated a compelling state interest in violating the First Amendment rights of the social media companies.

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Federal Judge Halts Mississippi Law Requiring Age Verification for Websites

“Mississippians have a First Amendment right to access lawful information online free from government censorship,” said Chris Marchese of NetChoice, which challenged the law.

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Supreme Court Keeps on Hold Efforts in Texas, Florida To Regulate Social Media Platforms

The justices returned the cases to lower courts in challenges from trade associations for the companies, which claimed that the laws violated the platforms’ speech rights.

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul

New York Moves To Limit ‘Addictive’ Social Media Feeds for Kids

The signing is the first step in what is expected to be a drawn out process of rule making, and a probable lawsuit from social media companies to block the law.

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Judge Blocks Enforcement of Ohio Law Limiting Kids’ Use of Social Media

The decision to grant a preliminary injunction prevents the law from taking effect while a lawsuit filed earlier this month by NetChoice winds its way through court.

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Group Representing TikTok, Meta and X Sues Ohio Over Limits on Kids’ Social Media Use

Ohio’s law requires social media companies to obtain a parent’s permission for children under 16 to sign up for social media and gaming apps.

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