A federal judge in Mississippi, Halil Suleyman Ozerden, has temporarily blocked a new state law that required social media platforms to verify users' ages and restrict access to minors without parental consent. The judge ruled that the law likely violates the First Amendment, which protects free speech. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) had argued against the law, stating it was unconstitutional. The law targeted certain addictive and exploitative big tech services.
A US judge temporarily blocked a new Mississippi law that would require age verification for all and parental consent for teens to join some social networks (@lauren_feiner / The Verge) https://t.co/Gi4jQ8YiZn 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/j36eb9qUNX
Judge blocks Mississippi law that required age verification on social media https://t.co/7gHtp8ibst
A federal judge blocked Mississippi from enforcing a new law that requires users of social media platforms to verify their ages and restricts access by minors to their sites if they lack parental consent, saying it was likely unconstitutional https://t.co/Vh5sZQrysp
A judge in Mississippi, Halil Suleyman Ozerden, just struck down a law requiring age verification and parental consent before kids can use certain addictive and exploitative big tech services. The judge said it violates the 1st Amendment. Smell my freedom. https://t.co/U7T02eZTOk
"In what is becoming a recurring theme, Mississippi became the latest state to pass a law requiring social media services to verify users’ ages & block lawful speech to young people. Once again, EFF explained to the court why the law is unconstitutional." https://t.co/w1QILqhKZN