NetChoice "will explore all available options" after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday denied the trade association's petition to rehear a case challenging the constitutionality of a California social media addiction law. The court gave no reason for its denial.
NetChoice Lawsuits
NetChoice lawsuits involve a series of high-profile legal challenges brought by the tech industry trade group NetChoice against state laws regulating online content moderation and user data practices. The group has sued states including Texas and Florida, arguing that their social media laws violate the First Amendment and conflict with federal protections for online platforms. These cases, now before federal appeals courts and potentially the U.S. Supreme Court, could set sweeping precedents for how states can govern digital platforms’ handling of speech, privacy, and user data.
Despite having a “laudable goal,” Colorado may not enforce a law requiring mental health warning labels on social media, the U.S. District Court for Colorado ruled in case 25-cv-2538-WJM-KAS as it granted tech industry association NetChoice’s motion for preliminary injunction on Thursday.
The regulatory landscape in Texas after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Free Speech v. Paxton and this year’s enactment of a Texas app store age-verification bill “is more complex and riskier than ever,” Kohrman Jackson attorneys blogged Wednesday.
Noting that many judges aren't technology experts, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Patrick Higginbotham expressed concern Monday that many legal issues are decided using court documents instead of jury trials. “One of the frustrations” that stems from long-running litigation is that “a trial judge … never got to hear the full evidence,” he said during oral argument in CCIA v. Paxton.
An appeals court in a months-long case challenging Tennessee's social-media law should approach its decision as other state courts have and reject the measure, NetChoice argued in a court document Friday.
As Ohio and NetChoice continue sparring over the constitutionality of an Ohio social media law, the state's attorney general said the trade group "waffles" between its "supposed" goal of protecting children’s First Amendment rights and its "true mission" of keeping “social-media giants free from any regulation."
In the latest move in a months-long case, Mississippi urged the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reject an injunction on a state law that requires parental consent for those younger than 18 to create accounts with certain digital service providers.
The California DOJ will hold a Nov. 5 public hearing as part of the lead-up to a rulemaking for the state’s new social media addiction regulation, Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) announced Thursday.
An appeals court should reject NetChoice's petition to rehear a case challenging the constitutionality of a state law that makes it illegal for internet-based services and applications to provide addictive feeds to those younger than 18, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Tuesday.
Several consumer advocates criticized an Ohio law requiring websites targeting children younger than 18 to obtain parental consent before engaging in contracts with minors. In amicus briefs Friday, the groups alleged that its age-verification requirement poses privacy risks and the law violates the First Amendment. They asked the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to join the district court in blocking the Ohio Social Media Parental Notification Act.