Fla. AG to Court: Don't Give Industry Plaintiffs a 'Mulligan' on Social Media Law
Restricting children's social media access “does not violate the First Amendment,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) said Monday at the U.S. District Court for Northern Florida in case 4:24-cv-438-MW-MAF.
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The AG responded to a recently refiled lawsuit by NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) over HB-3, which the industry groups allege violates the First Amendment and puts cybersecurity and privacy risks on state residents (see 2503310040).
The court should deny industry’s request for a preliminary injunction for various reasons, Uthmeier said in Monday’s opposition brief. Don’t give NetChoice and CCIA “a ‘mulligan’ after failing to adequately support their motion for preliminary injunction,” the AG said.
The state law doesn’t threaten to drive away certain ideas or viewpoints from the marketplace, Uthmeier argued. “Infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, personalized metrics, and live streaming are not intertwined with any ideas, messages, or viewpoints.”