Ninth Circuit Upholds Much of California's Social Media 'Addiction' Law

A unanimous Ninth Circuit panel said tech companies failed to prove that most of the law's restrictions on social media features aimed at kids are unlawful. Read More

Ninth Circuit sides with California over regulating minors' 'addictive' social media feeds

The decision will allow California to enforce parts of a new law regulating minors’ access to “addictive” social media algorithms, with one exception. Read More

California Cleared to Restrict Addictive Social Media Feeds (2)

California can enforce the core component of a law prohibiting minors in the state from accessing “addictive algorithms” on social media, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, a blow to the tech ... Read More

US federal court upholds California social media youth protection law

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday largely upheld a California law aimed at protecting minors online. The case, NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, saw a three-judge panel affirm most of ... Read More

California limits on 'addictive' social media feeds for children largely upheld

A federal appeals court largely upheld a California law on Tuesday making it illegal, absent parental permission, for social media companies to provide children with "addictive feeds" that the state ... Read More

Ninth Circuit asked to block discovery order in nationwide social media addiction case

(CN) — The California attorney general’s office asked a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday to overturn a discovery order in sprawling case accusing social media companies of designing ... Read More

Court Allows California To Enforce Restrictions On Social Media Recommendations

A federal appellate court has rejected the tech group NetChoice's request to block enforcement of a California law banning social media companies from algorithmically recommending posts to minors ... Read More