Supreme Court allows Mississippi social media law to go into effect

A new Mississippi law requiring all social media users to verify their age — and barring minors from platforms without parental consent — is now in effect after the Supreme Court declined to step in. The law goes far beyond earlier rulings on explicit content, sweeping in sites like Facebook, YouTube, and even neighborhood forums. While a lower court has yet to decide its constitutionality, the ruling signals a high-stakes clash between child protection efforts and free speech rights in the digital age. Nina Totenberg with NPR has the full story.

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