DeSantis Vetoes Bill Banning Minors From Social Media

The Washington Post reports:

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) vetoed what would have been one of the nation’s most restrictive bans against children using social media on Friday, drawing a line in the debate over kids’ online safety over concerns the bill did not allow parents to supervise teens’ activity.

But unlike laws in Utah and Arkansas blocking kids under 13 from setting up accounts and requiring parents to provide consent for some teens to join platforms, the Florida bill would have prohibited all minors up to 15 from creating social media accounts, the most stringent such prohibition yet.

Read the full article. The veto is especially unusual considering that Republicans hold supermajorities in both Florida legislative chambers. Previously, nothing got to DeSantis’s desk without his support.