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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jeff Amy

Judge blocks Georgia's social media age verification law, citing free speech concerns

Social Media Georgia - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Georgia has become the latest state where a federal judge has blocked a law requiring age verification for social media accounts.

Like in seven other states where such laws have been blocked, a federal judge ruled Thursday that the Georgia law infringes on free speech rights.

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