The Eleventh Circuit just let Florida’s social media ID law stand. Under-14s are banned outright, and 14 and 15-year-olds need a parent’s permission. To enforce that, platforms have to check the age of everyone, adults included.
The court says a minor can still use these platforms through a parent’s account, or without an account at all. So the law doesn’t keep kids out. It only stops the honest ones, and it makes every adult hand over ID to read and post lawful speech.
Judge Rosenbaum warned last year that this ties real identities to accounts and ends anonymous posting.
https://reclaimthenet.org/florida-social-media-age-verification-law-enforced
The court says a minor can still use these platforms through a parent’s account, or without an account at all. So the law doesn’t keep kids out. It only stops the honest ones, and it makes every adult hand over ID to read and post lawful speech.
Judge Rosenbaum warned last year that this ties real identities to accounts and ends anonymous posting.
https://reclaimthenet.org/florida-social-media-age-verification-law-enforced
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