US EditionJudge blocks Arkansas law requiring parental OK for minors to create social media accounts
- A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts. The judge granted a preliminary injunction requested by NetChoice, a tech industry trade group. The law was set to take effect on Friday and was similar to a first-in-the-nation restriction in Utah.
- The judge ruled that NetChoice was likely to succeed in its challenge to the law's constitutionality and questioned the effectiveness of the restrictions. Similar laws in Texas and Louisiana are scheduled to take effect next year, and top Republicans in Georgia are considering proposing similar legislation.
- Arkansas's restrictions would have applied to social media platforms generating over $100 million in annual revenue but excluded certain platforms such as LinkedIn, Google, and YouTube. The law aimed to address concerns about the impact of social media on teen mental health, but critics argued it violated constitutional rights and arbitrarily restricted speech.
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Arkansas law requiring parental consent for minors to create social media accounts temporarily blocked
A new law in Arkansas requiring parental consent for minors creating new social media accounts was temporarily blocked by a federal judge on Thursday, preventing the state from becoming the first to apply the restriction one day before it was set to take effect. U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks granted a preliminary injunction requested by NetChoice, a tech industry trade group made up of TikTok, Meta, and X, formerly Twitter, against the Soci…
Judge blocks Arkansas law limiting kids’ social media access
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. >> A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts, preventing the state from becoming the first to impose such a restriction.
Judge blocks Arkansas law requiring parental OK for minors to create social media accounts
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts, preventing the state from becoming the first to impose such a restriction. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks granted a preliminary injunction that NetChoice — a tech industry trade group whose members include TikTok, Facebook parent Meta, and X, fo…
Judge blocks Arkansas law requiring parental OK for minors to create social media accounts
Judge blocks Arkansas law requiring parental OK for minors to create social media accounts A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts, preventing the state from becoming the first to impose such a restriction.US District Judge Timothy L. Brooks granted a preliminary injunction that NetChoice — a tech industry trade gro…
Judge blocks Arkansas law requiring parental approval for minors to create social media accounts
U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction requested by NetChoice, a tech industry trade group whose members include X, formerly known as Twitter, and Facebook parent Meta.
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