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Technology,
Constitutional Law

Dec. 11, 2024

State's social media limit laws likely face 'compelled speech' challenges

A bill to require warning labels on social media emerges amid a shifting legal and political landscape that is increasingly hostile to such regulations.

California's latest attempt to mandate warning labels on social media platforms could face the same "compelled speech" challenges that have hindered previous efforts to tackle online harms, according to free speech advocates. This initiative emerges amid a shifting legal and political landscape that is increasingly hostile to such regulations.

While warning labels abound in modern society, it might be easier to slap one on a pack of cigarettes than a media applicatio...

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