NetChoice Renews Motion for Preliminary Injunction on Tenn. Age Verification Law
NetChoice submitted a renewed motion for a preliminary injunction Friday on a Tennessee law about kids' access to social media, and requested the court issue a temporary restraining order to take effect as soon as possible.
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The association said it was entitled to both the preliminary injunction and restraining order because it is “likely to succeed on the merits,” as well as “likely to suffer irreparable harm” without the injunction, the motion read. NetChoice also alleged that “an injunction is in the public interest” and the “balance of equities favor[s] an injunction,” it said.
Case 24-01191 began in October when NetChoice sued the attorney general over HB-1891, which required social media companies to verify the age of account holders, and gain parental consent from users under the age of 18 to open accounts. NetChoice cited First Amendment and privacy concerns in its complaint.
A telephone status conference was held Jan. 8 to discuss the status of the law, which took effect Jan. 1, as the preliminary injunction NetChoice requested no later than Dec. 31 was not responded to in time (see 2501060056).