Florida law brings age verification for adult sites, bans social media for users under 14

Florida governor Ron de Santis has signed House Bill 3 (HB 3) to enact a law requiring social media platforms to implement age verification safeguards to prevent kids under 14 from creating accounts, and to delete existing accounts belonging to minors on request. The law also stipulates that 14- or 15-year old kids wanting accounts must provide parental consent.

For adult content sites requiring users to be over 18, the law also requires that apps and websites offer the option …

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