Technology,
Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Apr. 17, 2025
Bonta appeals ruling blocking child online safety law
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has appealed a federal judge's ruling that blocked the state's Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, a 2022 law requiring tech platforms to assess risks to minors. The challenge is part of a growing legal fight between lawmakers and tech companies over children's online safety -- and the First Amendment.
In the latest battle over California's attempts to rein in social media companies that have run into trouble in the courts, Attorney General Rob Bonta is appealing a San Jose judge's injunction blocking enforcement of a law requiring them to assess their website's risks to children.
The statute is the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, or CAADCA, which was partially blocked last year and enjoined completely in March by U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman....
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