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A tech-industry group Thursday quickly urged Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto a bill that seeks to prevent children off social media platforms.

The Florida House on Wednesday gave final approval to a revised bill that seeks to keep children off social media platforms.

“Federal courts have halted enforcement of similar laws in Ohio and Arkansas,” FIRE said in a prepared statement.

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed an earlier bill, now Florida lawmakers will take up a revised plan that would try to keep children off social-media.

A Florida Senate procedural move will let lawmakers next week consider a revised proposal aimed at keeping children off social media.

“Identity politics” in teacher prep A controversial bill is close to passing in the Florida House. The bill, HB 1291, would prohibit “identity politics” from being included in teacher prep programs at colleges and universities....

House Speaker Paul Renner said that he and Gov. Ron DeSantis are trying to work out differences on a bill to keep kids off some social media platforms.

Out, queer Democratic Rep. Michele Rayner joined Republican House Speaker Paul Renner to support a ban on social media access for kids under 16 years old. Now, she and her peers, like Tsi Day...

Legislature passes ban on kids using some social media A bill that originated in the Florida House has now passed through the State Senate. The bill bars children under 16 from using some social media...

The Florida bill would require platforms to use age verification before accounts are created, with the verifications also affecting adults.

The Florida Senate is ready to pass a high-profile bill that seeks to prevent children under age 16 from creating social media accounts.

The Senate Education Appropriations Committee approved a bill requiring teaching about the history of communism in Florida's public schools.