Jon Brodkin reports: A federal judge ruled today that Florida cannot enforce a law that requires social media platforms to block kids from using their platforms. The state law “is likely unconstitutional,” US Judge Mark Walker of the Northern District of Florida ruled while granting the tech industry’s request for a preliminary injunction. The Florida law “prohibits…
Category: Youth & Schools
Fears Grow Over ICE’s Reach Into Schools
Mark Keierleber reports: Two developments this week have upped the anxiety over how far President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown will go to ensnare students and young children. In New York City, a Bronx high school student from Venezuela showed up for a routine immigration court date and was promptly arrested afterward by Immigration and Customs…
Nebraska Bans Minor Social Media Accounts Without Parental Consent
Lindsey Tonsager, Jenna Zhang, Natalie Maas, and Divya Bhat of Covington and Burling write: On May 20, 2025, Nebraska Governor Pillen approved LB 383, which imposes a broad range of restrictions on minors’ access online. In addition to a ban on artificial intelligence-generated child pornography, the law also requires parental controls over minor social media accounts. …
The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database
Dhruv Mehrotra reports: The United States government has collected DNA samples from upwards of 133,000 migrant children and teenagers—including at least one 4-year-old—and uploaded their genetic data into a national criminal database used by local, state, and federal law enforcement, according to documents reviewed by WIRED. The records, quietly released by the US Customs and Border Protection earlier…