Overview

• The ruling halts enforcement of a measure that would have barred under-14s from social media and made 14- and 15-year-olds’ access contingent on parental consent.
• Judge Walker held that parents are better positioned than the state to regulate their children’s social media activity and concluded that sweeping restrictions impose unconstitutional burdens on free speech.
• The order preserves a provision requiring platforms to delete accounts for minors under 16 upon request by a parent or guardian.
• Tech-industry groups NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association filed the October lawsuit on behalf of members including Google, Meta Platforms and Snap Inc.
• Judge Walker declined to stay his injunction pending appeal and said Florida may immediately seek relief from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.