Court Orders Ohio Restrictions on Kids' Use of Social Media Restored

Moral Panic Beats First Amendment In Sixth Circuit’s Ohio Social Media Ruling

The Sixth Circuit just handed Ohio a win on its social media law restricting minors, and reading the majority opinion, it’s immediately obvious why: the court fell hook, line, and sinker for the moral panic that social media is inherently poisonous to children. The first few pages of the decision are nothing but cherry-picked, out-of-context horror stories about what social media does to kids — with no mention of the substantial corresponding ev…

6th Circuit backs ban on Ohio minors using social media without parental permission

A federal appeals court has signed off on Ohio's ban on people under age 16 using social media without parental consent. That means all Ohioans could soon have to show ID to use such platforms as Facebook or X. A U.S. District Court previously blocked the law, ruling it unconstitutional. But the state appealed, and now a divided 2–1 panel of federal appeals court judges has sided with the state. Similar laws have been either temporarily or perma…

Court Allows Ohio’s Social Media Parental Consent Law To Go Forward

(WTOL-11) – Ohio can now begin to enforce its law requiring parental consent for minors under 16 to use social media. A federal appeals court is allowing Ohio’s restrictions on social media use by children younger than 16 to move forward. The law requires parental consent before minors can create accounts on social media and certain gaming apps. Supporters say the measure gives parents more oversight and helps protect children online. A trade gr…

Court orders Ohio restrictions on kids' use of social media restored

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio’s law requiring children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps must be restored, a divided panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

Appeals Court Hands Parents A Major Win Over Big Tech

A federal appeals court just handed parents a major win against some of the biggest names in tech. Ohio’s social media parental-consent law is back in play. That means children under 16 may soon need parental consent before creating or using accounts on covered social media platforms in the state. The fight came from NetChoice, the trade group backed by major platforms including Meta, Google/YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, and others. Federal appeal…

Ohio wins legal battle over children’s social media use

A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that Ohio may enforce a law requiring social media companies to obtain parental consent before allowing children under 16 to use their platforms, handing a significant victory to state officials seeking greater oversight of minors’ online activity.  The decision by a divided three-judge panel of the Cincinnati-based Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that had blocked enforce…