Florida kicks kids off social media. Expect a lawsuit. [Video]

The big story: After vetoing the Legislature’s first attempt, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a measure aimed at keeping minors off of “addictive” social media.

Officials said the law, which takes effect in 2025, is the latest in a string of initiatives aimed at dampening the negative aspects of increasingly pervasive technology. These included requiring schools to teach children about the potential dangers of social media, barring the availability of certain platforms including TikTok on district-owned devices, and giving teachers more authority to prevent students from using cell phones during classes.

The latest bipartisan effort would, among other things, require social media providers to automatically delete the accounts of anyone they categorize as 14 or under. It added room for parental consent, which was not in the original bill.

DeSantis and others expected to face a legal challenge on First Amendment grounds, and predicted a win because the law does not target …