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children

banned books, First Amendment

A judge says a 7-year-old can be forced to testify about library book access in a Florida school district

The U.S. Magistrate Judge rejected a request that would have shielded the child from having to testify in a deposition.
teenage laborer

Ron DeSantis signs into law a relaxation of teen labor rules in Florida

The new law will ease decades-old regulations on the hours that 16- and 17-year-old Floridians can work.
teenage laborer

The Florida Legislature sends its bills to relax child labor laws and to keep kids off social media to the governor

Gov. Ron DeSantis has until April 5 to act on the bills to keep kids off some social media sites and to loosen child work regulations.
kids social media

The revised Florida bill to forbid children under 14 from having some social media accounts will become law, DeSantis says

After vetoing an earlier version, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday made clear he will sign HB 3 to keep kids off social media platforms.
no smoking sign

A scaled-back vaping bill clears the Florida Legislature

Florida lawmakers approved a watered-down bill targeting vaping products geared toward children.
social media

Group urges DeSantis to veto Florida’s bill to keep kids off social media

A tech-industry group Thursday quickly urged Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto a bill that seeks to prevent children off social media platforms.
social media kids

Florida lawmakers pass a revised crackdown on kids using social media

The Florida House on Wednesday gave final approval to a revised bill that seeks to keep children off social media platforms.
kids social media

Florida Senate passes a revamped bill to keep kids under 16 from having some social media accounts

“Federal courts have halted enforcement of similar laws in Ohio and Arkansas,” FIRE said in a prepared statement.
social media

After Ron DeSantis vetoes a bill the legislature passed, a revamped bill emerges to keep kids off social media in Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed an earlier bill, now Florida lawmakers will take up a revised plan that would try to keep children off social-media.
social media kids

The Florida Senate will take up a revised bill to limit access to social media by kids

A Florida Senate procedural move will let lawmakers next week consider a revised proposal aimed at keeping children off social media.
social media

Ron DeSantis seems likely to veto the bill the Florida Legislature passed to keep kids off social media, so he and the House Speaker are discussing “alternatives”

House Speaker Paul Renner said that he and Gov. Ron DeSantis are trying to work out differences on a bill to keep kids off some social media platforms.
kids social media

The Florida Legislature passes a bill banning children 15 and under from having some social media accounts

The Florida bill would require platforms to use age verification before accounts are created, with the verifications also affecting adults.

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