Two tech industry groups say a law going into effect next year violates your first amendment rights.
Tech industry groups, Computer and Communications Industry Association and NetChoice which also includes Google and Meta, are now challenging the Florida law.
They say it's you, the parents, who should make the decisions about your kids' social media use, not the government.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 3 earlier in 2024.
It requires social media platforms to prohibit your kids under 14 from creating new accounts.
This was a big issue in the 2024 legislative session.
“In a nation that values the First Amendment, the preferred response is to let parents decide what speech and mediums their minor children may access — including by utilizing the many available tools to monitor their activities on the internet," the industry groups said in response to the bill.
However, back in March, Attorney General Ashley Moody and House speaker Paul Renner said they will defend any challenge towards the law.
"A child, in their brain development, doesn't have the ability to know that they are being sucked into these addictive technologies, to see the harm and step away from it. Because of that, we have to step in for them," Renner said.
The law goes into effect on January 1, 2025.
This social media ban also prevents your kids under 16 from creating social media accounts without your consent.
For children under 14, they'll be restricted from opening an account.
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