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United States of America: Court granted permanent injunction against Ohio’s Social Media Parental Notification Act (NetChoice v Yost)

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Court granted permanent injunction against Ohio’s Social Media Parental Notification Act (NetChoice v Yost)

On 16 April 2025, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio granted a permanent injunction in NetChoice v Yost, blocking enforcement of Ohio’s Social Media Parental Notification Act of 2023. The Act, originally scheduled to …

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…