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Google, Meta and TikTok Sue California Over Ban on Features for Kids

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Separate lawsuits were filed by Google, Meta and TikTok, which have been battling a flood of claims that their services are addictive. Three tech giants — Google, Meta and TikTok — sued the state of California over a recently passed law designed to restrict social media platforms from offering “addictive” features to children under 16. Covered by 8 outlets: 2 lean left, 5 are centre, 1 lean right.

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  1. The Hill Center Factuality: High US
    Meta, TikTok, Google sue California over child online safety restrictions

    Meta, TikTok and Google filed separate lawsuits against California over a new law seeking to tighten restrictions on child social media usage, arguing the legislation violates the companies’ First Amendment rights. California’s bipartisan “Digital Age Assurance Act” — which...

  2. New York Post Right Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Meta, Google and TikTok sue California to block law shielding children from ‘addictive’ algorithms

    The tech giants say the law, set to take effect Jan. 1, violates the First Amendment.

  3. Deadline Center Factuality: High US
    Google, TikTok And Meta Sue To Block California’s Social Media Law That Restricts Addictive Features For Children

    Three tech giants — Google, Meta and TikTok — sued the state of California over a recently passed law designed to restrict social media platforms from offering “addictive” features to children under 16. In its lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, Google claimed that the law would ban...

  4. The New York Times Left Factuality: Very high US
    Google, Meta and TikTok Sue California Over Ban on Features for Kids

    Separate lawsuits were filed by Google, Meta and TikTok, which have been battling a flood of claims that their services are addictive.

  5. Winnipegfreepress Center Factuality: Mostly factual CA
    Google, Meta and TikTok sue California over law designed to protect children from social media harms
  6. The Guardian Left Factuality: Very high GB
    Google, Meta and TikTok sue California to block law protecting children from addiction risk

    Law bans social media platforms from providing minors features such as autoplay that lead to compulsive use Google, Meta and TikTok have sued California to block enforcement of ⁠a new state law intended ⁠to limit the risk ​of addicting children under 16 to social media...

  7. Engadget Center Factuality: High US
    Google, Meta and TikTok are all suing California to block social media law intended to help kids

    Assembly Bill 1709 demands that platforms remove "psychologically exploitative features."

  8. Hindustan Times Center Factuality: High IN
    Google, Meta, TikTok sue to block California youth social media law

    Google, Meta and TikTok sued to block a California law restricting features they say could encourage compulsive use by children under 16.

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