A California court has prevented a state law seeking to protect minors from getting addicted to social media from being enforced while a lawsuit against the regulation remains active.
The SB 976 bill, “Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act,” was signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in September 2024. It prohibits social media companies from offering addictive feeds to minors without first securing parental consent. In November 2024, NetChoice, a trade association of internet companies, sued to stop the bill, seeking an injunction to prevent the law from being implemented.
