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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Supreme Court allows Mississippi to require age verification for social media as states move to protect children online

The Supreme Court will temporarily allow a Mississippi law aimed at protecting children on social media platforms to go into effect - (Getty Images)

Mississippi can continue to enforce a state law that seeks to protect children online by requiring age verification on social media while litigation on the issue plays out in court, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.

In an unsigned order, justices upheld a lower court ruling that sided with Mississippi and allowed the state law known as the “Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act" to take effect temporarily, as judges determine the law’s constitutionality in court.

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