Policy · Updated 15 Oct, 03:55 am IST

Appeals court allows Florida to enforce law limiting kids' social media use

Why it matters for readers: It matters because courts are weighing free-speech claims against efforts to limit addictive features for children.

The appeals court put on hold a prior injunction and allowed Florida to enforce a law banning social media accounts for children under 14.1
The law also requires parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to use covered social media platforms.1
The 11th Circuit said the law likely implicates the First Amendment but does so in a content-neutral manner and would likely survive a full legal challenge.1
Industry groups including the Computer & Communications Industry Association and NetChoice sued Florida, and the lawsuit will return to federal court in Tallahassee.1
The law targets platforms that have been determined to induce heavy use by children and that use algorithms plus certain addictive features.1

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