Navigation Groups renew request to block Florida social media law
Days after a federal judge dismissed the original lawsuit, two tech trade associations filed a renewed complaint challenging a new Florida law that requires social media companies to shield minor children from harmful online content and to bar certain youths from holding social media accounts.
On March 17, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker granted Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the Computer & Communications Industry Association and NetChoice. He also denied their motion for a preliminary injunction to block part of House Bill 3, which was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year.
On March 28, CCIA and NetChoice filed their amended complaint and a renewed motion for preliminary injunction. The filing claims HB3 is intended to regulate at least one of plaintiffs’ members, endowing them with standing to pursue their challenge to this “internet-rationing” law.
