An Arkansas judge blocked a law that would have required parental consent and age verification for social media usage.

<div class="block">An Arkansas judge blocked a law that would have required parental consent and age verification for social media usage.</div>

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Arkansas Judge Blocks Social Media Age Verification

An Arkansas judge has blocked a law that was set to go into effect today. It would have required parental consent and age verification for social media usage. The judge in the case said the social media companies have quote standing to assert a constitutional challenge to the proposed law. The director of net choice. That's a group that represents several social media companies issued. The statement were pleased. The court sided with the first amendment and stopped Arkansas's unconstitutional law from censoring free speech online and undermining the privacy of Arkansas, their families and their businesses. As our case proceeds, we look forward to seeing the law struck down permanently and quote, the law has been supported by the state's Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders.