An appeals court gave the state of Florida the green light to implement a law prohibiting children under 14 from having social media accounts.

According to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the temporary injunction against HB3, ordered by a judge in June, was overturned by a vote of two to one. The Florida government announced that it will begin implementing the ban, which will require users to identify themselves to verify their age.

While this is happening, the legal process continues for a lawsuit filed by the industry, which claims the law violates constitutional freedom of expression.

HB3 is now the law of the state, authorities indicated. For his part, the state attorney general, James Uthmeier, stated: “We are putting all the big tech companies on notice: Put our children at risk and see what happens!”

Lawsuits for NetChoice are expected to take action, as they consider the law a “censorship law.” However, it is clear that under the law, “users will have to prove their age through facial scanning or identification to access adult websites.” Furthermore, social media companies will be required to delete the accounts of users under 14 years of age on their platforms, under penalty of fines.

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Source: elnuevodia

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