Florida enacts tough social media law barring children under 14 from holding accounts

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill barring children younger than 14 from holding social media accounts and only allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to open accounts with consent from their parents. Under the legislation, accounts already held by teens aged 14 and 15 must be erased unless a parent or guardian consents

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