Ark. AG Again Seeks Reinstatement of Social Media Safety Law
In another attempt to support the state's 2023 social media safety law, Arkansas AG Tim Griffin (R) asked the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to toss a district court ruling that blocked the measure.
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District Judge Timothy Brooks recently denied Griffin's ask to change his mind about enjoining the law Griffin v. NetChoice, LLC (see 2507240036). Griffin's latest effort to free the Arkansas Social Media Safety Act was part of an amended appeal.
The law would require users of social media platforms to verify their age, as they must be at least 18 to access platforms without parental consent, which NetChoice said was a violation of the First and 14th Amendments in its lawsuit (see 2306290066).
Griffin originally filed an appeal "out of an abundance of caution" (see 2504300051) immediately following the U.S. District Court for Western Arkansas' decision to block the Act (see 2504010044), but asked the court to first consider amending its March ruling.