Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has until Jan. 19 to respond to a judge’s ruling that temporarily stops the state’s social media parental consent law.
NetChoice, a trade association representing social media companies operating apps like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, must respond by Jan. 26.
A preliminary injunction hearing is scheduled Feb. 7.
The law, which was supposed to take effect Monday, requires social media operators and sites that sell things or provide a service to children to get parental consent before establishing accounts for children under 16.Chief U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio Algenon Marbley said in his ruling that the law would bring financial harm to social media compliance, noting those companies would face significant costs.He also said the law’s language invited lawsuits by being “capacious and subjective.”Gov. Mike DeWine said he was disappointed in the ruling.“I supported the Social Media Parental Notification Act because parents should […]
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