The U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 14 declined to block a Mississippi law restricting minors’ access to social media platforms.
The court did not explain its new ruling in NetChoice LLC v. Fitch.
NetChoice, a trade association for internet companies, filed an emergency application last month 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.
Nine platforms that belong to the association had been shielded by the district court’s now-suspended ruling. They are Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Pinterest, Snapchat, Nextdoor, Reddit, and Dreamwidth….