A federal judge has blocked Florida from enforcing major provisions of its 2024 law, which aims to curb social media addiction in young children by keeping them off those platforms.
In a June 3 order, Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker of the Northern District of Florida granted a preliminary injunction, siding with tech industry groups who argue the law is unconstitutional.
While acknowledging that parents and lawmakers have “sincere concern” about social media’s impact on children, Walker emphasized that the Florida law is not “narrowly tailored” enough to meet First Amendment standards, which he said empower parents to police their children’s social media use but set a high legal bar for governments to limit people’s access to social media….