Poll: 63% of Florida parents want the state to join Meta’s youth safety settlement

Florida Politics
Peter Schorsch
November 10, 2026

Florida is one of three states that did not sign the Meta agreement.

A survey from the Coalition to Empower our Future found that 63% of Florida parents support the state joining the youth online safety settlement Meta reached with 47 other states. Another 25% oppose it and 12% are not sure.

Meta settled with 47 states in August, agreeing to pay about $17 billion over 10 years and to add safety features for young users. Florida, New Mexico and Texas did not sign on. Attorney General James Uthmeier called the deal a “weak payoff attempt” and said of Meta, “We’ll see them at trial.”

Support was 66% among Democratic parents and 65% among Republican parents.

“Florida kids deserve the exact same online protections as the other 47 states,” one Florida parent who took the survey said.

Expanded parental controls over the content children see drew the most support among the agreement’s protections, at 90%. Muting app push notifications during school hours and expanded age verification each drew 88%, and daily screen-time limits and nighttime app blocks each drew 87%.

“Parents across Florida are asking for stronger online protections for their kids and more resources to support their mental health,” said Glen Weiner, Executive Director of the Coalition to Empower our Future. “By joining this agreement and bringing other platforms on board, Florida can give families more tools to protect their children online and secure valuable resources as part of a comprehensive approach to youth mental health.”

Eight in 10 parents said other social media companies should adopt the same safeguards. By platform, 85% backed the measures for YouTube, 81% for TikTok and 80% for Snapchat.

Meta has said it will withhold about $5.3 billion of the settlement unless YouTube and TikTok adopt similar safety features.

The memo says the settlement money will go largely to youth mental health, user protection and digital safety programs.

“As a parent, I believe Florida should join so our kids get immediate access to vital digital safety programs and mental health funds right away,” another parent said.

Mercury Analytics conducted the online survey of 500 Florida parents for the coalition Oct. 15-21. The memo does not report a margin of error.