Mississippi asked the Supreme Court on July 30 to allow it to continue enforcing a law restricting minors’ access to social media platforms.
The new filing by Lynn Fitch, Mississippi’s attorney general, argues that House Bill 1126 is constitutional. The statute requires minors to obtain parental consent to use the websites. It also requires platforms to verify users’ ages and imposes fines for noncompliance.
The emergency application was docketed by the high court on July 23 and directed to Justice Samuel Alito.
NetChoice, a trade association for internet companies, filed the application after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit lifted a federal district court’s injunction that shielded several platforms from the law’s requirements. NetChoice argues the state law violates First Amendment free speech protections….