Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed a reply brief in a Florida federal court demonstrating that the state has no substantive grounds to oppose a motion to prevent several sections of Florida HB3, the “internet-rationing” law, from becoming effective.
CCIA, with its co-Plaintiff NetChoice, filed the lawsuit in October 2024, explaining this statute violates the First Amendment by blocking and restricting minors—and likely adults as well—from viewing lawful content on particularly popular websites.
The following can be attributed to Stephanie Joyce, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff, who is the Director of CCIA’s Litigation Center:
“Florida has no credible defense for this statute that would completely bar young people–even if their parents approve–from accessing websites they use to learn, search, and engage with lawful content. Once the state’s flimsy roadblocks to our lawsuit are stripped away, its justifications for such onerous restrictions of online speech are plainly outshone by the penetrating light of the First Amendment.”
