NetChoice Blasts Opposition to Injunction on Kids Social Media Law
Responding to an opposition order Tuesday on an injunction against a California law regulating addictive social media feeds for minors, NetChoice said it's entitled to a preliminary injunction.
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“Defendant agrees with the district court that personalized compilations of protected speech on social media websites (i.e., “feeds”) are not “expressive,” and thus unprotected by the First Amendment,” NetChoice said in the reply. “That radical view could allow the State to ban personalized feeds -- even for adults. For that reason, it is foreclosed by binding precedent. So, NetChoice has at least a “colorable claim” that Defendant’s arguments are flawed.”
In November, NetChoice sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) over SB-976, alleging it undermines free speech and privacy principles. Last week, Bonta opposed an injunction on the law, arguing the organization didn't prove that the challenged provisions in the law are unconstitutional (see 2501140020).