Appeals court largely upholds Calif. Law limiting social media for children 

A federal appeals court largely upheld California’s Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act, which restricts social media platforms from providing children “addictive feeds” without parental permission.

The big picture: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected most arguments by NetChoice, a technology trade group representing companies like Google, Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Netflix, and Elon Musk’s X. • NetChoice had challenged the law as overbroad, vague, and a violation of the First Amendment, arguing it unconstitutionally limited companies’ ability to use personalized algorithms to communicate with children. • “Addictive feeds” refer to algorithmically curated content tailored to users’ behavior, which California fears harms children’s mental health.

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