Florida HB 3 (Social Media)
What it does
Florida's law stops platforms from letting anyone under 14 hold an account and requires a parent's consent for 14- and 15-year-olds. To draw that line, platforms have to work out every user's age. The state attorney general has started enforcing it while the case is on appeal.
Why it matters
Florida is enforcing an age-gated social media law with the courts now leaning its way. In November 2025 the Eleventh Circuit ruled 2 to 1 that the law likely survives the First Amendment because it targets addictive design features rather than speech. If that holds, it is the template for banning minors and carding everyone else.
Our take
Florida found the framing that works in court: regulate the features, not the speech, and the age checks ride along. One appellate win does not end the case, but every state drafting its next social media law just took notes.
Votes
- Senate — Final passage (30 to 5) · March 4, 2024
- House — Final passage (109 to 4)
Timeline
- November 25, 2025Eleventh Circuit lifted the injunction 2 to 1; law enforceable while the case continues
Legal challenges
Eleventh Circuit ruled 2 to 1 for Florida, Nov 2025, lifting the injunction; merits litigation continues
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