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A federal appeals court has upheld a Florida law prohibiting children under 14 from holding social media accounts, handing state lawmakers a significant legal victory in their effort to regulate Appeals Court Backs Florida's Ban on Social Media for Young TeensRead more

Florida can keep requiring age checks and parental consent on social media platforms after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the state's youth protection law is likely Appeals Court Lets Florida Keep Enforcing Youth Social Media LawRead more

A ban on under-16s using social media will not make the people who target children disappear. It will make them move. That was the uncomfortable truth sitting beneath an otherwise encouraging panel Under-16 Ban Risks Pushing Online Harm Into Darker CornersRead more

Commercial surveillance tools once confined to intelligence agencies have migrated into the hands of governments targeting reporters, lawyers and activists - and judges across continents are now Courts Confront Spyware Abuses Targeting Journalists WorldwideRead more