Ron DeSantis signed a Florida bill prohibiting children under 14 from joining social media.
Parents can sue social media companies for $10k for not promptly deleting an account of a child under 14.
AdvertisementA new Florida bill could open the floodgates for parents to sue for up to $10,000 if social media companies fail to remove flagged accounts of their underage children in a timely manner.
AdvertisementNetChoice is a major coalition of social media platforms opposing these restrictions and it includes TikTok, Meta, Google, and X among others.
The latest bill follows a series of legislative attempts from the government to place restrictions on social media.
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