The Supreme Court declined to intervene in a Mississippi law mandating age verification for social media users. Justice Kavanaugh noted the law may be unconstitutional but concurred with the denial of interim relief due to insufficient evidence from NetChoice, a tech industry association challenging the law. Unlike a recent Texas law that focused on sexually explicit sites, the Mississippi law applies to a broader range of social media and adds requirements to protect children from harmful materials. NetChoice argues this law violates free speech protections under the First Amendment.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh stated, "In short, under this Court's case law as it currently stands, the Mississippi law is likely unconstitutional. Nonetheless, because NetChoice has not sufficiently demonstrated that the balance of harms and equities favors it at this time, I concur in the Court's denial of the application for interim relief."
The Mississippi law imposes age verification requirements on social media sites like Facebook and Instagram, mandating that all users verify their ages before access.
Following a recent Texas ruling, the Mississippi law extends further by requiring age verification for all social media, while seeking to prevent minors from accessing harmful content without parental consent.
NetChoice, representing tech companies, claims the Mississippi law unconstitutionally restricts their operations and violates the First Amendment's protections for free speech.
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