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Your questions: Google, Meta and TikTok sue California over law designed to protect children from social media harms
Compiled Nov 5
Will courts block the California law before it takes effect in 2027?
Google, Meta and TikTok filed separate lawsuits seeking to block a California law designed to protect children from social media risks.
How will the First Amendment and Section 230 claims be resolved?
The companies argue the law violates both the First Amendment and Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act.
What specific age-verification methods would companies be required to use?
The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.
Could other states introduce similar legislation regardless of this legal challenge?
The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.