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Florida House is poised to pass a bill to prohibit minors younger than 16 from creating social media accounts

Bill supporters say there are detrimental effects of social media on children’s mental health.
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A bill to ban kids from social media is ready for discussion in the full Florida House

The Florida House on Tuesday will take up a bill that would prevent minors under age 16 from creating social media accounts.
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A Florida House panel backs curbing social media use by minors

The Florida bill would prohibit social media companies from allowing minors under the age of 16 to create new accounts on the platforms.
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The Florida House will move quickly to pass limits on social media for children

A Florida bill would prevent children from having social media accounts and prevent them from having access to “material harmful to minors.”
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The Florida Legislature targets child social media use

House Speaker Paul Renner said social media has a “devastating effect on kids” and that lawmakers should be able to impose online regulations.
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U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a First Amendment fight over Florida’s social media law on Feb. 26

The Florida social media law, in part, would prevent large platforms from banning political candidates from their sites.
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Ten big legal issues in Florida to watch in 2024

State and federal courts in 2024 are expected to buzz with major Florida cases including these ten.
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Speaker Paul Renner’s focus for the Florida Legislature in 2024? Energy and social media

In the 2024 legislative session, the House will support energy companies and place limits on children's access to social media sites.
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Industry groups tell the U.S. Supreme Court that Florida’s social media law is “entirely incompatible with the First Amendment”

The Supreme Court said in September that it will take up the case and a challenge to a similar Texas law.
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Florida case against Meta for manipulating kids to keep them hooked is sent to California

Florida says that Meta (Facebook and Instagram) uses "manipulative" features to keep minors hooked on the social media platforms.
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Florida AG Ashley Moody targets Meta over its effects on kids

Florida filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Facebook and Instagram use "manipulative" features to keep minors hooked on social media.
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Former congressional candidate Alan Cohn is with Term Limit the Court. They are putting in effort to set term limits on the Supreme Court.

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