COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge permanently struck down an Ohio law on Thursday that would have required children and teens under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps. U.S ...

A law requiring social media and gaming sites to get parental permission before letting any Ohioan younger than 16 on its platform can't go into effect, period, a judge ruled.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge permanently struck down an Ohio law on Thursday that would have required children and teens under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps.