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'Wholly inconsistent with the First Amendment': Florida AG sued over law banning children's social media use


"The Constitution instead leaves the power to decide what speech is appropriate for minors where it belongs: with their parents," the lawsuit says.

Two internet trade groups on Monday filed a federal lawsuit that claims a Florida law passed earlier this year prohibiting children under 14 from having social media accounts violates the First Amendment. “Florida House Bill 3 is the latest attempt in a long line of government efforts to restrict new forms of constitutionally protected expression based on concerns about their potential effects on minors. Books, movies, television, rock music, video games, and the Internet have all been accused in the past of posing risks to minors,” plaintiff lawyers write.

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