Google, Meta and TikTok Sue California to Block Law Protecting Children from Addiction Risks

Google, Meta and TikTok have filed separate lawsuits to block California's AB 1709, a law signed on September 10 that bans social platforms from offering under-16s features such as autoplay and personalized recommendations that can drive compulsive use, and requires children's accounts with such features to be deleted. The companies argue the law violates First Amendment free-speech protections and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and displaces parents' judgment; California's attorney general says his office is reviewing the suits and is committed to defending the law. The case matters because it will test how far states can go in regulating platform design for minors — a fight now playing out in many US states and countries, including Australia's under-16 social media ban.

• LinuxDo2026-11-06 06:52