A federal court has issued a new temporary injunction against parts of Texas' SCOPE Act, which aimed to regulate social media content and age verification for minors. Judge Robert Pitman cited the blocked sections as 'unconstitutionally vague,' expanding on previous rulings. This comes as concerns about social media's impact on children's mental health grow and lawmakers debate further restrictions.
Three additional temporary blocks on provisions in Texas' SCOPE Act come as parents are becoming increasingly concerned about social media’s effects on childrens’ mental health.A federal district court on Friday has issued more temporary blocks on provisions of a Texas law designed to restrict what kinds of materials and advertisements minors can see on social media and age verification requirements.
The lawsuit was filed by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a first amendment activist group representing four plaintiffs, and Davis Wright Tremaine, a private media law firm. The groups have called the act overly broad and tailored to serve state interest, while state officials feel more oversight is needed to curtail the sometimes harmful effects of social media use on children.
“The Court enjoined every substantive provision of the SCOPE Act we challenged, granting even broader relief than its first preliminary injunction,” Davis Wright Tremaine partner Adam Sieff said in a statement.
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