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Florida’s New Social Media Restrictions on Minors Likely To Spark Lawsuits From Industry Leaders
“When the government forces age verification, it removes the right of people to speak online anonymously — which can also chill speech — and for many people to access free speech,” a researcher on social media regulatory policy, Shoshana Weissman, at a think tank, The R Street Institute, tells the Sun. “Forcing millions of users to hand over their government IDs, face scans, Social Security numbers, and other sensitive information in order to access speech is an enormous cybersecurity risk.”