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Florida can enforce social media law aimed at kids, appeals court rules

Florida's HB 3 restricts account creation on social media for children under 14 and requires parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds, targeting platforms with addictive features.

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TALLAHASSEE — A divided federal appeals court Tuesday ruled that Florida can begin enforcing a 2024 law aimed at preventing children from having access to certain social-media platforms, rejecting arguments that the measure violates First Amendment rights. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, granted the state’s request for a stay of a preliminary injunction that U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued in June to …

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Miami, U.S.A., Nov 26 (EFE).- A U.S. appeals court allowed Florida to enforce a law that prohibits children under 14 years of age from having a social media account, while resolving in substance an industry lawsuit that claims the rule violates freedom of constitutional expression. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned, by two votes to one, the temporary blocking of HB3 law that had been ordered by a judge in June, so the Florida governme…

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NBC Miami broke the news in Miami, United States on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
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