The Big Tech companies have filed separate lawsuits to block a California law aimed at protecting children under-16 from harmful social media features such as endless scrolling and addictive feeds, which goes into force 1 January 2027.
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Google, Meta and TikTok have each filed separate lawsuits seeking to block a California law designed to protect children from potentially harmful social media features, according to Euronews, TechCrunch, The Hill and Engadget.
The law targets specific product features — including endless scrolling and addictive content feeds — and applies to users under the age of 16, according to the same four outlets. It is scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2027.
The three companies filed their legal challenges independently, reported TechCrunch and Engadget. No further details about the specific legal arguments put forward in each lawsuit were available at the time of writing.
California has in recent years positioned itself as an active regulator of technology companies on issues involving child safety and data privacy. The outcome of these cases could have consequences for similar legislation elsewhere in the United States.
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