Hillicon Valley — California sued over kids’ online safety law – By Rebecca Klar and Ines Kagubare (The Hill) / Dec 14, 2022
California is facing a lawsuit from tech industry group NetChoice over the Golden State’s landmark children’s digital safety law.
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Tech group sues California over kids’ privacy law
Tech industry group NetChoice on Wednesday sued California over a kids’ online safety law, arguing the measure that aims to ramp up privacy protections for minors online would “hobble” free speech.
NetChoice, which names tech giants Google and Meta among its members, said in a complaint the California Age Appropriate Design Code would “harm” rather than protect minors and pressure online businesses to “over-moderate content” in attempts to avoid penalties for the law in a way that will restrict information for users of all ages.
