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Supreme Court allows Mississippi to require age verification on social media like Facebook and X - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social

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  1. WMUR

    Supreme Court allows enforcement of Mississippi social media age verification law (opens WMUR)

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    The justices rejected an emergency appeal from a tech industry group that is challenging laws passed in Mississippi and other states that require social media users to verify their ages.

  2. Delaware Public Media

    Supreme Court allows Mississippi social media law to go into effect (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The law requires all users to verify their ages before using common social media sites ranging from Facebook to Nextdoor.

  3. The Boston Globe

    Supreme Court allows Mississippi to require age verification on social media like Facebook and X (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The justices rejected an emergency appeal from a tech industry group representing major platforms like Facebook, X and YouTube.

  4. Engadget

    The Supreme Court lets Mississippi's social media age-verification law go into effect (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    The Supreme Court has decided not to weigh in on one of the many state-level age-verification laws currently being reviewed across the country.

  5. NBC News

    Supreme Court allows Mississippi social media law requiring age verification for children (opens NBC News)

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    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to block a new Mississippi law that imposes age verification and parental consent restrictions on social media platforms

  6. Forbes

    Mississippi Allowed to Require Age Verification for Social Media—For Now (opens Forbes)

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    Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the law would “likely” violate the First Amendment rights of social media users.

  7. The Hill

    Supreme Court declines to block Mississippi social media age-verification law (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Supreme Court denied blocking Mississippi's social media age-verification law, allowing it to be enforced against major platforms.

  8. SCOTUSblog

    Supreme Court allows restrictions on children’s access to social media to remain in place (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down a request from a tech industry group to temporarily bar Mississippi from enforcing a state law that restricts access by young people to […]

  9. CNN

    Mississippi may require age verification, parental consent for social media, Supreme Court says (opens CNN)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Mississippi to enforce a state law that requires the nation’s largest social media companies to verify the age of their users and obtain parental consent for minors, an effort the state said is intended to protect children from online predators.

  10. Al Jazeera

    US Supreme Court declines to pause new Mississippi social media law (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The challenge brought on by the trade group alleges that the age verification law is a violation of free speech

  11. UPI

    Supreme Court upholds Mississippi social media age requirement law (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The Supreme Court Thursday refused to block a law requiring social media users to verify their ages before using popular sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.

  12. The Daily Caller

    Supreme Court Gives Green Light On Mississippi Social Media Age Verification Law For Now (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Supreme Court allowed Mississippi on Thursday to enforce its law requiring social media platforms to verify the age of users.

  13. WHDH Boston

    Supreme Court allows Mississippi to require age verification on social media like Facebook and X - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social

  14. The Week

    Supreme Court allows social media age check law (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    The court refused to intervene in a decision that affirmed a Mississippi law requiring social media users to verify their ages

  15. Fox News

    Supreme Court declines to block Mississippi social media age-restriction law, for now (opens Fox News)

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    Justices declined to block the restrictive law in Mississippi, which is one of several states that have enacted age-limit verification laws for young people on social media.

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