Florida draft law mandating encryption backdoors for social media accounts billed ‘dangerous and dumb’

Florida’s SB 868, which advances to the Senate floor, would mandate that social media platforms provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encrypted communications upon law enforcement subpoena, enable parental access to minors’ accounts, and prohibit disappearing messages for minors; a companion House bill (HB 743) is also progressing. Tech groups and the EFF oppose the proposal, warning it undermines security and could increase exposure to breaches, while uncertainty remains over the legal threshold (subpoena vs. warrant) for accessing private messages.