Texas push to ban minors under 18 from social media fades with time running out
May 28, 2025
A push in Texas to ban children under 18 years old from social media platforms is fading at the state Capitol. Lawmakers on Wednesday night did not take a key vote on creating one of the nation’s toughest restrictions aimed at keeping minors off the platforms. The bill aimed to go further than Florida’s ban on social media for minors under 14. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has not said publicly whether he supported the proposed ban. It was opposed by tech trade groups and critics who called it it an unconstitutional limit on free speech.
