Video above: Lawsuit filed to suspend Florida law prevents minors from being present from social media (2024 report)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Florida law banning certain minors from using social media platforms, citing concerns about the First Amendment.
In the opinion on page 58, US District Judge Mark Walker granted a preliminary injunction to the plaintiff in the case. He has connections with companies such as Meta, Google, and Snap Inc.
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The group sued Florida in light of the 2024 law. This prohibits minors under the age of 14 from listing “addictive features” on social media platforms. Children aged 14 and 15 may open accounts with parental permission, the law says.
“Youths have the right to amend,” Walker wrote in his opinion, saying the High Court “does not accurately define the limits of those rights.”
“Young people are people, not just people who wait or extend their parents. They have their own interests, ideas and hearts,” Walker writes. “Not only that, they are citizens in training. Citizenship responsibilities and privileges are important, and our constitutional system is more useful when citizens build those muscles over time.
The interim injunction does not apply to some of the laws requiring social media platforms to terminate their child’s accounts at the request of their parents.
