What's next in the fight against Florida's digital ID law, HB 3...
.@Paul_Taske from .@NetChoice discusses some of the options for next steps in the legal battle to protect the First Amendment rights of Floridians
You can watch the full replay here: https://t.co/eBH5mDfUlI
NetChoice Wins Victory for the Status Quo: Ohio's Parental Consent Law on Hold Pending SCOTUS Review ⚖️
CINCINNATI, Ohio—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today granted NetChoice's motion to stay the mandate in NetChoice v. Yost, keeping the appellate court's June 18 decision from taking effect.
"We are glad the Sixth Circuit recognized what's at stake and preserved the status quo—where access to lawful speech is not subject to government-imposed barriers,” said @Paul_Taske, Director of the NetChoice Litigation Center. “Today’s order preserves Ohioans’ First Amendment rights and allows NetChoice time to petition the Supreme Court for review. Ohio’s law would deprive minors of access to lawful speech unless they present a government-mandated permission slip. That simply does not square with the First Amendment. We remain confident the law will ultimately be struck down."
The underlying case challenges Ohio's Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act, which requires covered websites to obtain verifiable parental consent before allowing children under 16 to create accounts. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio had granted summary judgment to NetChoice and permanently enjoined the law, finding it an unconstitutional, content-based restriction on speech.
The Sixth Circuit’s split decision broke with a clear national consensus. Federal courts across the country have repeatedly blocked similar laws in states like Arkansas, Louisiana, and Georgia because they violate basic First Amendment principles. Websites possess clear editorial discretion to curate online communities under Moody v. NetChoice, and the government cannot sentence speech on the internet to death by a thousand cuts.
the Senate will say we need age verification to play games on the internet or to look stuff up, to use social media and we need KOSA, Screen, app store accountability act and other bills like em "for the safety of the kids".
It's not true. They want to violate your 1A
🚨Senate Commerce marks up KOSA, the SCREEN Act, and other “kids safety” bills this Wednesday at 10 AM ET.
⚠️These bills are sold as child protection.
⚠️Most create new data-collection points and shift power away from parents.
🟠It's also possible that the App Store Accountability Act could get included in the KOSA version that passes out of markup.
➡️Parents should decide what their kids can access, not government mandates.
You are the firewall.
Stay informed → https://t.co/6cB5joN7Rt
Here is a list of all the Commerce Committee senators who will be voting on KOSA and the SCREEN Act amongst others tomorrow. We need all their phones ringing off the hook in opposition TODAY.
You have no excuse.
CALL. Even if they're not your senator.
Worth clarifying that it upheld age-verification requirements for porn websites given the Supreme Court’s decision in FSC v. Paxton, not age-verification for social media.
Negotiations continue with Senators Blackburn and Cruz and the White House on tech policy.
Reports from yesterday's meeting say Trump hasn't endorsed Blackburn's Kids Safety package that includes KOSA, ASAA, AI, etc. and Cruz doesn't think the package has enough bipartisan support to pass.
👀Meta will drop their opposition to KOSA *IF* the bill is paired with their App Store Accountability Act which will require ALL users to provide verified identity data to Apple or Google in order to download apps. The ASAA doesn't change any of the in-app dangers that parents should be concerned about. It's a digital ID framework that pushes the liability to the App Store level instead of the app developers.
Things you can do to fight KOSA & the KIDS Act:
- write op-eds for local journals
- reach out to journalists about your opposition
- read and understand the bills fundamentally
- make a lot of noise to representatives
- meet with legislators
- form a protest locally
We just needed 12 more to vote No to stop this trojan-horse bill, because it takes 2/3 to pass under a suspension of the rules.
Too many were afraid to vote against the “KIDS Act” title, or didn’t know what the bill will really do, or just want government to have total control.