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Georgia's social media age verification law can be enforced, federal judges say

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Georgia can enforce a new law requiring social media platforms to verify users' ages, a panel of federal appellate judges ruled Thursday. Senate Bill 351 mandates users who are under 16 get their parents' permission to sign up.

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  1. Just the News

    Federal court upholds Georgia's social media verification law (opens Just the News)

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    NetChoice, a trade organization representing apps like Facebook and Instagram, had sued to stopthe law signed by Gov. Brian Kemp in 2024.

  2. Courthouse News Service

    11th Circuit resumes Georgia limits on minors’ social media use (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Lobbyist group NetChoice argued the law infringes on the free speech of tech giants.

  3. Moultrie Observer

    Court lifts block on Georgia law that restricts children’s access to social media (opens Moultrie Observer)

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    Georgia can enforce a 2024 state law that seeks to limit social media companies' access to children under a new ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

  4. Reason

    Eleventh Circuit Rejects Netchoice's Challenge to Georgia Law Restricting Under-16-Year-Old Social Media Access (opens Reason)

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    From today's Eleventh Circuit opinion in Netchoice v. Attorney General, by Judge Kevin Newsom, joined by Judges Robert Luck and…

  5. Fox5 Atlanta

    Georgia's social media age verification law can be enforced, federal judges say (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Georgia can enforce a new law requiring social media platforms to verify users' ages, a panel of federal appellate judges ruled Thursday. Senate Bill 351 mandates users who are under 16 get their parents' permission to sign up.

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