HB 3<\/a>) after the governor vetoed the original version, citing legal and parents’ rights concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe legislation passed both legislative chambers by a broad bipartisan basis, with only a fraction of Democrats dissenting, claiming it was government overreach that would be overturned in the courts. First Amendment advocacy organizations have also come out against the measure, saying largely the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But DeSantis and Renner said they believe the measure will survive judicial scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“What’s unique in this bill is we didn’t focus on content,” Renner said. “You will not find a line in this bill that addresses good speech or bad speech because that would violate the First Amendment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“… But what we have addressed is the addictive features that are at the heart of why children stay on these platforms for hours and hours on end.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bills defines the affected social media platforms as ones with features such as push notifications and infinite scrolling, which loads content as the user scrolls down, eliminating the need to click to a next page. Those features have had a “devastating effect” on the mental health of children, Renner said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He predicted an imminent legal challenge from NetChoice, a tech industry trade group that has filed lawsuits in other states against similar measures and has opposed Florida’s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement shared shortly after the signing, the group called the restrictions unconstitutional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAn unconstitutional law will protect exactly zero Floridians. HB 3 is also bad policy because of the data collection on Floridians by online services it will in effect require. This will put their private data at risk of breach,\u201d said Carl Szabo, NetChoice’s vice president and general counsel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHB 3 forces Floridians to hand over sensitive personal information to websites or lose their access to critical information channels,” he continued. “This infringes on Floridians\u2019 First Amendment rights to share and access speech online.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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