Court Pauses Calif. Kids Social Media Law
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted a motion for injunctive relief on a California law regulating addictive social media feeds for minors.
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"Appellee is enjoined from enforcing California Senate Bill 976 while this appeal is pending," the court ruled.
The case, NetChoice v. Bonta, began in November when NetChoice sued Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) over SB-976, alleging that it undermines free speech and privacy principles, leaving Californians at risk of data breaches and identity theft. However, a district court rejected NetChoice's motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the law from taking effect Jan. 1 (see 2501060009). NetChoice appealed to the 9th Circuit.
Bonta opposed the preliminary injunction on Jan. 13, arguing the organization didn't prove that the challenged provisions in the law are unconstitutional (see 2501140020). NetChoice disagreed on Jan. 20 (see 2501210015). NetChoice and the California AG couldn't be reached by our deadline.