Florida GOP Bill Would Ban Minors From Social Media

January 6, 2024 Republicans, Social Media

Florida Politics reports:

Legislation filed late Friday would prohibit minors in Florida from having social media accounts. Fiona McFarland, a Sarasota Republican, filed the legislation (HB 1). Of note, the designation of HB 1 is normally held for priority legislation for House leadership.

As written, the bill would require tech companies to enact reasonable age verification methods, prevent anyone under 16 from opening an account, and demand platforms delete any existing accounts for underage users.

“The data linking teen social media use and mental health is clear, and under Speaker (Paul) Renner’s leadership we will keep a product we know to be both addictive and harmful away from Florida’s youth,” McFarland said.

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RELATED: McFarland’s mother, K.T. McFarland, served as Trump’s Deputy National Security Advisor under Michael Flynn and she was accused by Robert Mueller of complicity in Flynn’s lies to the FBI. The accusations scuttled the elder McFarland’s nomination by Trump to be US ambassador to Singapore.



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