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Virginia Senate Bill 854 (social-media age-verification law)
- Country
- United States
- Law / measure
- Virginia Senate Bill 854 (social-media age-verification law)
- Type
- age-verification
- Enforcement
- compliance
- Status
- challenged (NetChoice v. Miyares filed Nov. 2025; preliminary injunction granted)
- Date
- 2025-11-17
Summary
Virginia's SB 854 requires social-media platforms to verify every user's age and limits under-16 users to one hour of access per day absent parental consent. On Nov. 17, 2025, NetChoice - whose members per the complaint include Reddit - filed NetChoice v. Miyares in the Eastern District of Virginia, arguing the law conditions access to protected speech on government-approved ID; the court granted a preliminary injunction halting enforcement.