Ninth Circuit Guts California’s Kids Code Once Again

It’s been a little while since we last wrote about California’s deeply problematic “Age Appropriate Design Code,” which tried to force internet companies into taking blatant…

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: You Can’t Antitrust Anyone These Days

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#NetChoice is suing #Virginia over a new law restricting #minors#socialmedia use to one hour per day. The lawsuit claims the law violates the #FirstAmendment by limiting access to #freespeech and poses #privacy and #security risks due to #ageverification requirements. NetChoice argues that such #restrictions are #unconstitutional and should be left to parents. https://www.theverge.com/news/822475/netchoice-virginia-lawsuit-social-media-time-limit-law?eicker.news #tech #media #news
NetChoice sues Virginia to block its one-hour social media limit for kids

The tech industry trade group NetChoice is suing Virginia over a new law that will prevent kids under 16 from using social media for more than one hour per day.

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Newsom, siding with tech giants, vetoes online hate speech bill

The move avoids entangling California in another potential court fight over free speech.

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US Supreme Court Greenlights Age Verification of All Social Media Users

The age verification government surveillance and censorship is only getting worse thanks to a Supreme Court ruling.

https://www.freezenet.ca/us-supreme-court-greenlights-age-verification-of-all-social-media-users/

#Censorship #LawAndTechnology #News #AgeVerification #court #lawsuit #NetChoice #ruling #SCOTUS #US

#Tech industry group sues #Arkansas over new #socialmedia #laws

> Arkansas is among several states that have been enacting restrictions on social media, prompted by concerns about the impact on children’s mental health. #NetChoice — whose members include #TikTok, #Facebook parent #Meta, and the social platform #X — challenged Arkansas’ 2023 #ageVerification #law for social media.

https://apnews.com/article/net-choice-arkansas-huckabee-sanders-a228cad0c8ed00e4be0b637e12b73f09

#technology #news #ageVerificationLaw

Tech industry group sues Arkansas over new social media laws

A tech industry trade group has sued Arkansas over two new law placing limits on content on social media platforms. The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court by NetChoice, whose members include TikTok, Facebook parent Meta, and X, formerly known as Twitter. The lawsuit comes months after a federal judge struck down an Arkansas law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts. The new laws the group is challenging include one that would allow parents of children who killed themselves to sue social media companies over content.

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📄 EPIC submitted its fourth amicus brief in #NetChoice v. Bonta against tech industry group NetChoice’s attempt to overturn the #California Age-Appropriate Design Code: epic.org/epic-urges-n...

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Ohio's social media parental consent law for teens under 16 is officially blocked. A federal judge ruled it violates the First Amendment, siding with challengers like NetChoice. A big win for online free speech.
#Ohio #NetChoice #FirstAmendment

A bit of sanity from the U.S.: a federal court ruled in the NetChoice v. Griffin case that a particular implementation of #ageverification is unconstitutional because it restricts protected speech of adults online by requiring ID and blocks those who don't provide it.

https://www.engadget.com/social-media/arkansas-social-media-age-verification-law-blocked-by-federal-judge-194614568.html

#privacy #socialmedia #netchoice

Arkansas social media age verification law blocked by federal Judge

An Arkansas law requiring social media companies to verify the ages of their users has been permanently blocked by a federal judge who ruled that it was...

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NetChoice Sues To Block Maryland's Kids Code, Saying It Violates the First Amendment - Slashdot

NetChoice has filed (PDF) its 10th lawsuit challenging state internet regulations, this time opposing Maryland's Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. The Verge's Lauren Feiner reports: NetChoice has become one of the fiercest -- and most successful -- opponents of age verification, moderation, and desi...