A federal judge on Monday blocked a Mississippi law that would require users of websites and other digital services to verify their age.
by EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated PressMississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch waits to speak at a Trump for President rally in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, June 6, 2024. Fitch was named a defendant in a lawsuit filed Friday, June 7, 2024, in federal court over a new Mississippi law requiring users of websites and other digital services to register their age. The suit by the tech industry group NetChoice contends the law will unconstitutionally limit access to online speech for minors and adults.
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed the legislation after it passed the GOP-controlled House and Senate without opposition from either party. Chris Marchese, director of the NetChoice Litigation Center, said in a statement Monday that the Mississippi law should be struck down permanently because “mandating age and identity verification for digital services will undermine privacy and stifle the free exchange of ideas.”
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