2023 Texas law challenging First Amendment rights through age verification and content filtering on social media.
Texas students and organizations challenge the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act, arguing it violates constitutional rights by limiting teens' access to protected content and infringing on adults' free speech. The law, which passed in 2023, requires social media platforms to use filtering technology to screen out harmful content and verify user ages. Critics claim it interferes with First Amendment rights and existing parental control methods.
August 19, 2024
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