Florida has banned all children under the age of 14 from using social media in a bid to give parents more power to 'protect' their kids.
Florida has banned all children under the age of 14 from using social media in a bid to give parents more power to "protect" their kids. Children aged 14 and 15 will need permission from parents to use platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, with them only being allowed to use social media freely from the age of 16.
Read more: Fury as two brothers who survived October 7 Hamas attack ‘detained because they were Israeli’ at Manchester AirportRead more: Sunak under mounting pressure over ‘feeble’ response to China after two ‘malicious’ cyber hacks Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis initially had version of the bill that banned all under-16s from social media.He then worked with Florida House Speaker Paul Renner to form a compromise and alter the age to under-14s.
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