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Arkansas Social Media Safety Act (Act 689 / Senate Bill 396)
- Country
- United States
- Law / measure
- Arkansas Social Media Safety Act (Act 689 / Senate Bill 396)
- Type
- age-verification
- Enforcement
- compliance
- Status
- permanently enjoined as unconstitutional (W.D. Ark., 2025; on appeal)
- Date
- 2025-03-31
Summary
Arkansas's Social Media Safety Act (Act 689) mandated age verification for all social-media users and parental consent for minors. NetChoice - whose members include Reddit - sued (NetChoice v. Griffin); on March 31, 2025 Judge Timothy Brooks of the Western District of Arkansas permanently enjoined the law, holding the ID-upload age-verification requirement violated the First Amendment and was unconstitutionally vague. The state appealed to the Eighth Circuit.
Sources
- 01
- 02NetChoice v. Griffin case page (ACLU)Official / Reddit2025