Federal Judge Blocks Virginia Law Restricting Teen Social Media Use and More Headlines

Virginia AG to intervene after federal judge blocks law limiting minors' social media access

Virginia has filed a notice announcing plans to appeal a judge's preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of the state's law restricting the amount of time that minors under 16 can be on social media to one hour today.While U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles admitted that the prevalence of social media and overexposure to it "can [undoubtedly] impact minors," she ultimately granted the preliminary injunction, citing First Amendme…

Federal judge blocks Virginia law restricting teen social media use and more headlines

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Federal Judge blocks Virginia law limiting kids social media time

A federal judge blocked Virginia from enforcing a new law that sought to limit how much time kids can spend on social media. A U.S. District Judge based in Alexandria, Virginia, issued an injunction against the law, ruling in favor of technology trade group NetChoice that the legislation unconstitutionally infringed the free speech rights of adults, children, and NetChoice’s members which includes Google, Meta Platforms, Netflix, Reddit, and X. …