Google, Meta and TikTok sue to block California youth social media law

The companies are challenging California’s Assembly Bill 1709, which restricts certain platform features for users under 16. They argue the law violates free-speech protections and federal law; California’s attorney general had not immediately responded to requests for comment.

• Google, Meta and TikTok filed separate lawsuits seeking to block enforcement of California’s Assembly Bill 1709, which targets features the state says could encourage compulsive use by children under 16.· 1 source
• The law restricts personal recommendations and autoplay videos for underage users, and requires accounts using those features to be deleted. The companies argue it violates the First Amendment and Section 230.· 1 source
• Governor Gavin Newsom signed the law on September 10. The companies filed their cases in federal courts in San Jose, San Francisco and Los Angeles.· 1 source