Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit accusing Snapchat’s operator of illegally marketing addictive design features to minors. Uthmeier argued that Snap, Inc. had violated the law by “market[ing] Snapchat in Florida as safe for users as young as 13.”During a press conference Tuesday, Uthmeier told reporters that the state’s lawsuit against Snapchat is “just the start” for Florida’s crackdown on social media.In comments to the Washington Examiner, a Snapchat spokesperson raised concerns that the law it is accused of violating infringes on First Amendment rights while failing to “adequately address age verification” and opening Floridians up “to data protection and privacy issues.” Is there need to tighten the laws government social media?

