Florida draft law mandating encryption backdoors for social media accounts billed ‘dangerous and dumb’

A Florida draft bill requiring social media companies to provide encryption backdoors for law enforcement access has advanced to the Senate floor. The "Social Media Use by Minors" (SB 868) bill would mandate decryption mechanisms upon obtaining a subpoena and allow parental access to child accounts, while prohibiting disappearing messages for minors. Critics argue this weakens encryption, compromising user safety and potentially causing data breaches. The EFF criticized the bill, asserting it could make minors less safe. A similar House bill is also progressing.