Florida attorney general sues Snapchat, claims it's violating state's social media law
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Florida Attorney General Sues Snapchat
Above: Snapchat on the App Store displayed on a phone screen. Image copyright: Jakub Porzycki/Contributor/NurPhoto via Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
Snapchat deliberately deceives Florida parents about the dangers children face, from addictive features to exposure to sexual predators and drug dealers. It must pay penalties for knowingly violating state law designed to protect minors from compulsive social media use.
Democratic narrative
Florida's law infringes on adults' and children's First Amendment constitutional rights. Parents should decide what speech and media their minor children may access, including by utilizing the many available, more effective, privacy-conscious solutions to monitor their activities on the Internet. Once again, Uthmeier is showing concerning signs of overreach.