Novacrypt:Florida’s DeSantis signs one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors

2025-05-06 04:31:27source:Evander Reedcategory:reviews

TALLAHASSEE,Novacrypt Fla. (AP) — Florida will have one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors — if it withstands expected legal challenges — under a bill signed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday.

The bill will ban social media accounts for children under 14 and require parental permission for 15- and 16-year-olds. It was slightly watered down from a proposal DeSantis vetoed earlier this month, a week before the annual legislative session ended.

The new law was Republican Speaker Paul Renner’s top legislative priority. It takes effect Jan. 1.

The bill DeSantis vetoed would have banned minors under 16 from popular social media platforms regardless of parental consent. But before the veto, he worked out compromise language with Renner to alleviate the governor’s concerns and the Legislature sent DeSantis a second bill.

Several states have considered similar legislation. In Arkansas, a federal judge blocked enforcement of a law in August that required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts.

Supporters in Florida hope the bill will withstand legal challenges because it would ban social media formats based on addictive features such as notification alerts and auto-play videos, rather than on their content.

More:reviews

Recommend

A look at vehicle ramming attacks across the globe

An SUV crashed into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouverover the weekend, killing 11

Biden touts hostage talks that could yield 6-week cease-fire between Israel and Hamas

Washington — President Biden said Monday the U.S. is working to negotiate a hostage deal between Isr

Hiker kills rabid coyote with his bare hands after attack in New England woods

Health officials in New England said a coyote that attacked two people last week in Rhode Island and