The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a brief in the NetChoice v. Brown case, challenging Utah's Minor Protection in Social Media Act which imposes serious restrictions on minors' interactions on social media. The law requires that minors can only connect with their own friends or friends of friends and mandates parental consent for account changes. EFF argues that these restrictions not only impede minors' First Amendment rights but also significantly affect adult users. The brief highlights that social media is crucial for minors to engage in political discourse, artistry, religious practices, and community engagement.
"Minors enjoy the same First Amendment right as adults to access and engage in protected speech on social media," the brief argues.
"Utah has effectively blocked minors from being able to speak to their communities and the larger world, frustrating the full exercise of their First Amendment rights," the brief argues.
The law burdens the First Amendment rights of both young people and adults, the friend-of-the-court brief argued.
Utah cannot impose such a severe restriction on minors' ability to speak and to hear from others on social media without violating the First Amendment.
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