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Google, Meta and TikTok sue California to block law restricting features for minors
The tech giants filed separate lawsuits challenging a state law that prohibits addictive features for users under 16, arguing the measure violates free speech and federal liability protections.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- Tech companies are challenging a California law that restricts specific social media features for users under 16.
- Who is affected
- Social media platforms, minors under 16 in California, and their parents.
- What changes
- The law, if implemented, would ban features like autoplay and personalized recommendations for minors and require the deletion of accounts using them.
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Sources
- Google, Meta and TikTok sue California to block law protecting children from addiction risk — The Guardian — negócios
- Google, TikTok And Meta Sue To Block California’s Social Media Law That Restricts Addictive Features For Children — Deadline
- Google, Meta and TikTok Sue California Over Ban on Features for Kids — The New York Times — tecnologia
- Meta, Google, and TikTok sue California AG over teen social media law — TechCrunch