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Appeals court finds California’s “Age Appropriate Design Code” unconstitutional
Friday morning gave us a nice victory for free speech in the 9th Circuit, where the appeals court panel affirmed most of the district court’s ruling finding California’s “Age Appropriate Desi…
The law was drafted in part by a British Baroness and Hollywood movie director who fell deep for the moral panic that the internet and mobile phones are obviously evil for kids. The real wildcard in all of this was the Supreme Court’s decision last month in what is now called the Moody case, which also involved NetChoice challenging Florida’s and Texas’ social media laws. The State could have easily employed less restrictive means to accomplish its protective goals, such as by (1) incentivizing companies to offer voluntary content filters or application blockers, (2) educating children and parents on the importance of using such tools, and (3) relying on existing criminal laws that prohibit related unlawful conduct.
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