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Minnesota Being Sued by Tech Lobbyist Group over Social Media Warning Label Law
NetChoice says the law forces websites to carry the state’s message and gives no clear guidance on required warnings.
- On Wednesday, NetChoice filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court challenging a Minnesota law requiring websites to display state-authored warnings about social media use, arguing it violates the First Amendment.
- Supporters, including the Kids Code Coalition and Rep. Zack Stephenson, DFL-Coon Rapids, argue the warnings are a necessary public health measure, citing a 2023 advisory from Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warning that social media poses a "profound risk of harm" to youth mental health.
- Rejecting comparisons to tobacco labels, Taske argued the law forces websites to carry government messages without clear guidance, calling it an attempt at "silencing speech the government doesn't like."
- Taske noted Minnesotas law is broader than a similar Colorado statute that applied only to minors, asserting that if Colorados narrower law was unconstitutional, "Minnesotas certainly is."
- NetChoice seeks to develop case law establishing that the government cannot coerce private entities into serving as its preferred mouthpieces, arguing the state could otherwise label any content it dislikes as "harmful.
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