Overview
- NetChoice, which filed the case Wednesday in federal court, is suing Attorney General Keith Ellison and Health Commissioner Brooke Cunningham to block the law before its July 1 start date.
- The Minnesota law requires Minnesota Department of Health pop-ups to appear every time someone opens a covered app or site, applies to adults and teens alike, and bars platforms from adding other text or turning the notice off.
- The warnings, drafted by the state, include messages about mental health risks and direct users to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, with examples referencing infinite scroll, edited images, and mood and sleep effects.
- NetChoice argues the mandate forces private sites to speak the government’s message in violation of the First Amendment and says the law is vague and selective, pointing to carve-outs for TV networks and gaming platforms.
- Supporters frame the pop-ups as a public-health step backed by research on youth harms, with Rep. Zack Stephenson and the suicide prevention group SAVE defending the law, while the attorney general’s office says it is reviewing the suit.