Social media companies will face lawsuits and fines in Florida if they don’t block certain teenage and younger children from their sites, according to a bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Ron Desantis.

The law, which takes effect January 1, applies to social media platforms where 10 percent of users under age 16 spend at least two hours a day, use algorithms to select content for users and have what Florida considers “addictive features.”

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