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Florida must face court challenge to social media law, US judge rules

( May 22, 2025, 15:03 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association have standing to challenge Florida’s social media content moderation law in court because it has plausibly alleged an imminent threat that the state will attempt to enforce it in violation of the First Amendment and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a US federal judge ruled. “The assertion that the risk of enforcement is not sufficiently impending—that there is no reason to believe the state will attempt to enforce the provisions it recently enacted—ignores reality,” US District Judge Robert L. Hinkle said in an order denying dismissal.See attached file. ...

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