Judge Temporarily Blocks Utah Kids’ Social Media Age Check Law

A federal judge temporarily blocked a Utah law regulating minors’ use of social media.

Judge Robert J. Shelby of the US District Court for the District of Utah granted tech trade group NetChoice’s bid for a preliminary injunction halting implementation of the law, writing in a Tuesday opinion that “NetChoice is substantially likely to succeed on its claim the Act violates the First Amendment.”

“The court recognizes the State’s earnest desire to protect young people from the novel challenges associated with social media use,” wrote Shelby. “But owing to the First Amendment’s paramount place in our democratic system, even well-intentioned ...