Mississippi Law Designed to Protect Children Online Allowed to Take Effect Amid Legal Battle

Mississippi law designed to protect children online allowed to take effect amid legal battle

Mississippi law designed to protect children online allowed to take effect amid legal battle JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A state law meant to add online guardrails to protect your children is now in effect. One Starkville family says it will keep fighting for continued protections. We first introduced you to Brian Montgomery in the spring of 2023. That was four months after he lost his 16-year old son Walker to suicide, the result of a sextortion sc…

Federal judicial panel allows “Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act” to take effect

The 2024 law was blocked before it took effect last July after NetChoice challenged its constitutionality. In June 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Halil Suleyman Ozerden granted an injunction of a new Mississippi law known as the “Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act.”