Florida bans people under 16 from creating social media accounts. Florida becomes the sixth American state to legislate on access to digital platforms for minors.
In the sights of Florida legislators, Tik Tok, Meta (parent company of Facebook and Instagram) and other platforms. The proposed law, however, remains vague on the services affected by this ban onaccess to under 16s. The Taiwanese Parliament adopted a law to combat abuse linked to Internet use among young people in 2015. In its Chinese neighbor, Douyin, now includes a screen time limit for children.