Florida House passes bill that would ban children under 16 from social media

Florida's House passed a bill that would limit youth access to social media by banning new and existing accounts of users younger than 16 years old.

Why it matters: The Republican-backed bill, which hones in on social media's addictive features, would be one of the strictest social media restrictions in the country, if passed by the Senate and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
 

• It's unclear how the legislation would be enforced.
• The bill would require social media companies to prohibit minors under 16 years old from joining the platform and delete the accounts of existing young users.