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Tech group asks Supreme Court to block Mississippi law on age verification for social media


Technology trade group NetChoice is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Mississippi from enforcing a law that requires age verification for users of social media.

Technology trade group NetChoice is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Mississippi from enforcing a law that requires age verification for users of social media. The law says a minor must have permission of a parent or guardian to have a social media account and requires digital service providers to make “commercially reasonable efforts” to verify users’ ages. In papers filed with the appeals court, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, a Republican, argued that the law “imposes modest duties on the interactive online platforms that are especially attractive to predators.”

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