A U.S. District Court of Northern California ruling last week in NetChoice v. Bonta, which involved a law regulating addictive social media feeds for minors, will likely hold up and pave the way for approval of similar state laws, supporters of such laws said. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is set to consider an appeal of the Dec. 31 decision rejecting NetChoice's motion to stop the law from taking effect the next day.
Age Verification
A growing number of bills and laws require businesses to verify ages or obtain parental consent, which critics say could raise privacy concerns for users that must submit more identifying data about themselves.
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