A US judge blocks parts of California's SB 976, a law to protect kids from social media, over companies' 1A rights, but okays banning addictive feeds for minors
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MLex
MLex
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NetChoice largely denied US injunction against California social media law
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@montezumachavez
Luis Montezuma
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NetChoice had sued California on November 12, 2024, over a law passed earlier this year that imposes harsh digital surveillance and limits access to information online. [image]
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@argueswithtrees
Kari
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Starting on Jan 1 2027, social media companies will be required to provide chronological feeds to minors rather than algorithmic feeds. I hope us elders can choose to return to strictly chronological feeds as well! 😆
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@agrobbonta
Rob Bonta
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We've secured an early win defending California's law protecting children from social media addiction. This addiction is not an accident; it is fed by algorithms deployed by Big Tech. #SB976 https://oag.ca.gov/...
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@2aupdates
Rob Romano
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California Attorney General declares victory anyway, claims that “no part of SB 976 regulates speech” [image]
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@2aupdates
Rob Romano
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A California federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against a state law banning social media companies from sending push notifications to minors during certain times of day, saying it likely violates the First Amendment: https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ... [image]
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@2aupdates
Rob Romano
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The judge also issued a preliminary injunction against a part of the law that would require social media companies to disclose certain statistics about their minor users: [image]
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@agrobbonta
Rob Bonta
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California's landmark law allows young people to intentionally develop the relationship they want with social media, rather than the relationship that is most profitable for companies using tricks and traps to glue young people's eyes to their screens.
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@agrobbonta
Rob Bonta
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We are pleased the court understands the importance of giving California families this choice.
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Judge Upholds California's Ban on Addictive Feeds for Minors. A tech lobbying group representing Google, Meta, and Snap challenged SB 976 on First Amendment grounds …