Federal appeals court allows Ohio to enforce law requiring parental consent for minors' social media use
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Jason Gunn
Summary
A federal appeals court (Sixth Circuit) ruled 2-1 to allow Ohio to enforce its Social Media Parental Notification Act, which requires parental permission before children under 16 can create or maintain social media and gaming accounts. The ruling overturned a lower court's block on the law. The lawsuit was filed by NetChoice, a tech industry group.
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· 3 pulledA federal appeals court has cleared the way for Ohio to enforce a law requiring parental permission before children under 16 can create or maintain social media accounts.
In a 2-1 ruling issued Thursday, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court decision that had blocked enforcement of Ohio's Social Media Parental Notification Act.
The law requires certain social media and gaming platforms to verify user's ages and obtain parental consent before allowing minors under 16 to access their platforms.
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