Overview

• Ohio's Social Media Parental Notification Act, requiring platforms to verify users under 16 and obtain parental consent, has been struck down permanently.
• U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley determined the law failed to meet constitutional standards and infringed on free speech rights.
• The lawsuit was brought by NetChoice, a tech industry group representing companies like Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat, which argued the law was overly broad and violated the First and 14th Amendments.
• Judge Marbley emphasized the importance of balancing children's rights to free speech with parental authority, rejecting the law as an unnecessary government intrusion.
• Similar laws in other states, including California, Utah, and Arkansas, have also faced successful legal challenges from NetChoice.