Judge Blocks Georgia Law Requiring Social Media Age Verification

The law is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled.
Judge Blocks Georgia Law Requiring Social Media Age Verification
The Facebook and Instagram apps on the screen of an iPhone in San Anselmo, Calif., on Oct. 4, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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A Georgia law that requires social media networks to verify the ages of users violates the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge said on June 26.

“The State seeks to erect barriers to speech that cannot withstand the rigorous scrutiny that the Constitution requires, and the inapt tailoring of the law—which is rife with exemptions that undermine its purpose—dooms its constitutionality and calls into question its efficacy,” U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg wrote in a 50-page decision.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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