Tech industry group sues Arkansas over new social media laws
Lılte Rock, Ark. (AP) – A Technology Industry Trade Group filed a lawsuit on Arkansas on two new laws that will allow children who killed themselves on social media platforms on Friday and allow their parents to sue on platforms.
Arkansas, the lawsuit filed by Netchoice opened in the federal court in Fayetteville, comes months after a federal judge enacting a state law Requiring parental consent Before creating new social media accounts. New laws were signed by the Republican Government Sarah Huckabe Sanders earlier this year.
“Despite an overwhelming consensus that laws such as the Social Media Security Law are contrary to the constitution, Arkansas chose to respond to the decision of this court by removing the provisions that it was contrary to the constitution, but by removing its excessive access, instead of removing its excessive access.
Arkansas is among a few states that put into force the restrictions on social media caused by concerns about the impact of children’s mental health. Members Tiktok, Facebook Parent META and Social Platform X, including Netchous, challenged Arkansas’s 2023 age verification law for social media. Initially, a federal judge, who prevented the law, shot in March.
Chief Public Prosecutor Tim Griffin spokesman, his office examined the latest complaint and waiting for the defense of the law, he said.
One of the new laws forced, prohibits social media platforms to use or know or know that they should know or knew with reasonable care ”, causing a user to kill themselves, to buy a controlled substance, to develop a disorder and to develop addiction to the platform.
The case stated that the provision is unconstitutional and which content will determine which content will violate these restrictions, and that it would restrict the content for both adults and minors in the case. The case questioned whether the songs that talk about drugs such as Afroman’s “high” will be banned under the new law.
The law, which is also challenged, will allow parents whose children have died due to suicide, and try to take their lives to sue social media companies when they are exposed to self -harm and suicide. Companies may face civilian penalties up to $ 10,000 per violation.
Netchoice is also challenging another law that tries to expand the restrictions of Arkansas on social media companies. This measures will require social media platforms to ensure that non-disregards do not receive notifications between 10: 00-16: 00.
The measure will also require that social media companies do not make practices to yapmak any addiction or compulsive behavior ”platforms of social media companies. The case argues that the law does not explain how to comply with this restriction and that it is written so broadly, and what kind of publications or materials will violate it.
“Those who are addictive to some minors do not depend on others. Does it arous addiction to allow young people to share photos with each other?” He said.
