Florida's HB3 legislation, aimed at reducing social media usage by teens, will face a federal court hearing soon. Critics argue it violates free speech rights by significantly restricting access to online content for both minors and adults. With age-verification requirements and bans on several platforms, the bill is seen as overly broad and burdensome by challengers CCIA and NetChoice. They claim the law has not been justified under strict judicial scrutiny. Supporters, including Florida's government, view it as a necessary protection for young internet users amidst growing concerns about digital safety and mental health.
CCIA has forcefully demonstrated that this social media law infringes the First Amendment rights of both minors and adults by creating significant barriers to accessing online information that every American, including minors, has a right to.
The law seeks to shield kids under 16 from social media's perceived ills by imposing age-verification hurdles and outright bans on certain platforms.
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