Texas and Florida Kids Social Media Bills Advance
The Texas House Trade Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would ban children younger than 18 from using social media platforms. The panel cleared HB-186 despite First Amendment concerns that the American Civil Liberties Union raised during a hearing last month (see 2503190040).
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Meanwhile, in Florida, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 9-2 Tuesday to to clear SB-868, which would require decryption of young users’ social media messages during law enforcement investigations. The bill previously cleared the Commerce Committee (see 2503250008).