Tech firms sue Arkansas over social media age verification law
the state of Arkansas over claimed US Constitution violations in the Social Media Safety Act. The measure allegedly treads on First Amendment free speech rights by making users hand over private data in order to access social networks. It also"seizes decision making" from families, NetChoice argues.
The alliance also believes the Act hurts privacy and safety by making internet companies rely on a third-party service to store and track kids' data. State residents often don't know or associate with the service, NetChoice claims, and an external firm is supposedly a"prime target" for hacks. The law tries to regulate the internet outside state laws while ignoring federal law, according to the lawsuit.
State Attorney General Tim Griffin tells Engadget in a statement that he looks forward to"vigorously defending" the Social Media Safety Act. The law requires age verification for all users by submitting driver's licenses and other"commercially reasonable" methods. Anyone under 18 also needs to get a parent's consent.
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