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US court rejects tech industry bid to enjoin Calif. social media restriction law

By Maria Dinzeo ( September 9, 2025, 20:55 GMT | Insight) -- The US Ninth Circuit upheld most of California’s new restrictions on social media use by minors, finding the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act's limits on personalized feeds without parental consent to be  constitutional. But the three-judge panel enjoined one provision requiring platforms to hide like- and share-counts.An appeals court panel largely upheld a California law restricting minors’ access to “addictive” social media feeds, ruling Tuesday that most of the measure can take effect apart from a provision that bars showing minors the number of likes or shares on their posts....

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