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Ohio Judge Strikes Social Media Law Restricting Teen Access (1)


A federal judge struck down Ohio’s law limiting teen social media use, marking another court win for the tech industry group NetChoice fighting similar restrictions nationwide.

A federal judge struck down Ohio’s law limiting teen social media use, marking another court win for the tech industry group NetChoice fighting similar restrictions nationwide. NetChoice—whose members include Meta Platforms Inc., X Corp., and Alphabet Inc.'s Google— alleged in its Jan. 2024 complaint that the law violated First and 14th Amendment protections by requiring Ohioans to hand over personal data in order to access content. Yost didn’t appeal that decision, but Governor Mike DeWine (R) called the preliminary injunction “disappointing” and asked for Congress to “protect our country’s children.”

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