Federal judge blocks reworked Arkansas law restricting minors’ social media

By: Antoinette Grajeda

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 543

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law set to take effect Tuesday that would have restricted minors’ social media access.

Tech industry trade group NetChoice in January filed a lawsuit challenging Act 900 of 2025, which sought to amend a 2023 law found to be unconstitutional.

The earlier law and the reworked version would have required age verification to create new social media accounts. A federal judge declared the …

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