Attorney General Hanaway Joins Multistate Effort Supporting Parental Rights in Major Social Media Case

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – Today, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that Missouri has joined a multistate amicus brief in NetChoice v. Hilgers, supporting Nebraska’s Parental Rights in Social Media Act and defending states’ authority to protect children online.

“Parents have the right to know what platforms are doing with their children and to have a voice in whether their child opens a social media account,” said Attorney General Hanaway. “Our office has challenged Big Tech, and states must have the power to stand up to these companies to protect kids. Missouri will continue ensuring that parents, not tech companies, decide what is best for their children.”

Missouri signed onto Florida’s amicus brief urging the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a lower‑court order that blocked Nebraska from requiring two basic protections: age verification for new accounts and parental consent before a minor may create a social media profile. The brief argues that these commonsense safeguards regulate account‑creation agreements between platforms and users, not speech, and therefore fall within state authority.

The multistate filing notes that the district court’s decision conflicts with long‑standing legal principles. These principles recognize that states may enact measures to protect the welfare of children and to reinforce parents’ fundamental role in their upbringing.

Missouri’s participation is part of an ongoing effort by General Hanaway to hold social media companies accountable and push back on practices that undermine parental oversight. The office has repeatedly called for stronger transparency requirements and better safeguards for minors in actions against tech giants. Recent efforts include securing the largest Big Tech settlement in history against Meta, launching an investigation into TikTok, filing a lawsuit against Temu, and demanding that Xbox institute stronger protections for minors against predators.

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