Appellate Court Upholds Ohio's Social Media Age Verification Law

Deep News06-19

A U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday that the state of Ohio may enforce a law requiring social media companies, including Meta Platforms' Instagram, to obtain parental consent before allowing children under the age of 16 to use their platforms.

A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati voted 2-1 to overturn a lower court's decision that had paused the law's enforcement following a request from the tech industry trade group NetChoice.

The panel determined that the law does not violate the free speech protections guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

In a statement, NetChoice said the court's ruling threatens the online privacy and constitutional rights of Ohio residents, but the group "remains confident that this unconstitutional law will ultimately be struck down for good." Ohio Attorney General David Yost did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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