Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association will present argument in court Friday as to why several parts of Florida HB3, a law designed to prevent young people from using social media, should not be allowed to go into effect. This lawsuit, filed in October 2024, challenges HB3 as an unconstitutional restriction of protected free speech.
CCIA, with its co-Plaintiff NetChoice, has explained that this statute violates the First Amendment by blocking and restricting minors—and likely adults as well—from using certain websites to view lawful content. CCIA’s motion for a preliminary injunction demonstrated that this law deserves stringent court review and that Florida failed to satisfy that review. Preventing the law from becoming effective will ensure First Amendment rights remain protected.
The following can be attributed to Stephanie Joyce, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff, who is the Director of CCIA’s Litigation Center and is in Tallahassee for oral argument:
“CCIA has forcefully demonstrated that this social media law infringes the First Amendment rights of both minors and adults by creating significant barriers to accessing online information that every American, including minors, has a right to see. This ‘internet rationing’ law blocks access to lawful content and is another example of the state’s unlawful attempt to police free speech.”
