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Mississippi social media law likely violates free speech, US judge finds

By Amy Miller ( July 1, 2024, 23:38 GMT | Insight) -- A Mississippi social media age-verification law was preliminarily blocked today by a US judge, who cited a US Supreme Court decision about free speech protections on the internet issued just hours earlier. It's the latest win in court for NetChoice, which showed the Mississippi law would unconstitutionally limit access to online speech for both minors and adults, US District Judge Halil Suleyman Ozerden said. A Mississippi social media age-verification law was preliminarily blocked today by a US judge, who cited a US Supreme Court decision about free speech protections on the internet issued just hours earlier....

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