Florida Outlines How It Will Implement Law to Keep Minors Off Social Media

Social media platforms must perform ’reasonable' age verification of their users or face penalties, the law states.
Florida Outlines How It Will Implement Law to Keep Minors Off Social Media
Social media apps are displayed on an iPad in Miami on Feb. 26, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Florida has unveiled its plan to implement a law aimed at keeping adolescents off social media, as parents and the tech industry closely watch how those restrictions could realistically be enforced.

In a set of three proposed rules published on July 23, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office detailed what social media platforms must do to comply with the state law, which will take effect on Jan. 1, 2025.