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  "path": "/2026/06/22/moral-panic-beats-first-amendment-in-sixth-circuits-ohio-social-media-ruling/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-22T16:40:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
    "netchoice",
    "6th circuit",
    "eric clay",
    "free speech",
    "kevin ritz",
    "ned yost",
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  "textContent": "The Sixth Circuit just handed Ohio a win on its social media law restricting minors, and reading the majority opinion, it’s immediately obvious why: the court fell hook, line, and sinker for the moral panic that social media is inherently poisonous to children. The first few pages of the decision are nothing but cherry-picked, out-of-context […]",
  "title": "Moral Panic Beats First Amendment In Sixth Circuit’s Ohio Social Media Ruling"
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