How Florida’s new social media restriction law compares to the rest of the U.S., existing rules

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Following Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signing of legislation barring most minors from creating social media accounts, parents are set to meet a new slate of state rules in the landscape of raising their children in the digital age.

HB 3 was signed by the governor on Monday with the goal of barring minors under the age of 14 from creating accounts on addictive social media platforms. The legislation specifies that 14 and 15-year-olds may create accounts on the platforms with parental consent.

The purpose of the legislation is meant to specifically target platforms that use addictive features with content catered to individuals based on algorithms that analyze user information.

Addictive features include infinite scrolling, auto-play and live streaming.