A federal court has ruled that Mississippi's law mandating age verification for social media users can be implemented. A tech industry group, NetChoice, plans to challenge this law, claiming it violates privacy rights and impinges on free expression. The ruling by a three-judge panel reversed a lower court's decision to block the law. Concerns surrounding social media's effects on youth mental health have prompted support for such regulations, while the attorney general argues the law is necessary to combat various online dangers targeting children.
A tech industry group, NetChoice, plans to continue legal challenges against a Mississippi law requiring age verification for social media users, arguing it infringes on user privacy rights.
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch defended the age verification law, asserting it could reduce harm from issues such as sex trafficking, sexual abuse, and suicide incitement among children.
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