A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has reinstated an Ohio law that requires children under 16 to obtain parental consent before using social media platforms. The ruling issued Thursday orders that the restrictions be restored after a lower court had blocked enforcement while a legal challenge proceeds. The appeals court’s decision comes despite First Amendment objections raised by the tech industry, represented in part by the internet trade group NetChoice, which argues that similar digital identification or parental-access requirements have been improperly imposed in other cases. According to multiple reports, the Sixth Circuit decision overturns a prior blocking order by a federal judge, effectively lifting the stay on the law’s enforcement pending further litigation. One report notes the procedural posture in which the lower court had extended its block while the challenge continued. The result is that Ohio’s parental consent requirement for account creation or use by minors under 16 once again takes effect unless and until it is changed by further court review or appeals.