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The Supreme Court lets Mississippi's social media age-verification law go into effect


The Supreme Court has decided not to weigh in on one of the many state-level age-verification laws currently being reviewed across the country.

Today, the top court chose not to intervene on legislation from Mississippi about checking the ages of social media users, denying an application to vacate stay from NetChoice. NetChoice represents several tech companies — including social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube — and it sued to block the law on grounds that it violates the First Amendment. Arkansas and Florida have seen federal judges block their laws, while Texas and Nebraska are working toward adopting their own rules about social media for minors.

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