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United States of America: Filed Public Lawsuit against the Social Media Parental Notification Act (NetChoice v Yost)

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Filed Public Lawsuit against the Social Media Parental Notification Act (NetChoice v Yost)

On 5 January 2024, NetChoice filed a complaint against the Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act asserting that the legislation infringes upon constitutional rights and encroaches upon parental authority in caring for their children as…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, messaging service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2024-01-05
under deliberation

On 5 January 2024, NetChoice filed a complaint against the Parental Notification by Social Media Op…

2024-01-09
under investigation

On 9 January 2024, an interim ruling was issued regarding the public lawsuit against the Social Med…

2024-02-12
in force

On 12 February 2024, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Eastern Div…

2025-04-16
in force

On 16 April 2025, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio granted a perm…