A federal judge late Tuesday evening Blocked. Tech advocacy group NetChoice challenges California's recently enacted law; SB 976Companies are prohibited from serving “addictive foods” to minors.
The effect of this decision is that starting Wednesday, companies, will be Providing an addictive feed to a California-based user is prohibited except with express parental consent. SB 976 defines an addictive feed as an algorithm that selects and recommends content to users based on their behavior; Users, not their clear preferences.
From January 2027, companies will be required to use “life insurance technologies” such as Age estimation modelsTo determine if a user is trivial and adjust their feed.
In November Meta, NetChoice, whose members include Google and X, sued to block SB 976 in its entirety, arguing that it violates the First Amendment. The judge denied the motion for an injunction, but blocked other parts of the law, including the restriction on nighttime notifications for minors.
Skip to New York. Similar law In June