Colorado’s attempt to rein in teen screen time has met a familiar obstacle: the First Amendment. On November 6, 2025, U.S. District Judge William J. Martínez paused the state’s new social media warning law, finding that the pop-up messages it required crossed the line from a health notice to compelled speech. The decision offers an early look at how courts may treat state efforts to graft government messaging directly onto platform design.
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