SB 868 is a Bill in the Florida legislature, which is an amendment to Florida Statutes 501.1736 or "HB 3" a law that is already being challenged in federal court on First Amendment Grounds in the cause Computer & Communications Industry Association v. Uthmeier. What the amendment does to Florida HB 3 is allow Florida Law Enforcement to get a warrant or subpoena to decrypt messages from a minor in an investigation and allow parents of a minor to view their messages on a platform that meets the criteria in HB 3. The bill passed the Florida Senate by a vote of 34-3. The bill has been criticized for weakening encryption by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.The Florida Senate SB 868Florida bill aims to enhance social media safety for minorsflsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/868/BillText/e1/HTMLSenate passes bill mandating access to minors’ social media messages | Business | miamitimesonline.comFlorida’s New Social Media Bill Says the Quiet Part Out Loud and Demands an Encryption Backdoor | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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