Tennessee’s age-verification law, known as the Protect Tennessee Minors Act, was scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, but just two days before its implementation, a district court judge temporarily blocked the law.
On Monday, the Western District of Tennessee granted the Free Speech Coalition a motion for a preliminary injunction.
The law aimed to give parents greater control over their children’s online activity while tightening restrictions on social media accounts and access to adult content.
In the ruling, Chief United States District Court Judge Sheryl H. Lipman stated: “In its attempt to protect children, the State will unavoidably suppress a large amount of speech that adults have a First Amendment right to give and receive.”