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Platforms shouldn't be ‘roving online censors' for states, NetChoice says

( October 14, 2025, 14:46 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: NetChoice issued a statement criticizing California Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of a law that that will force platforms to flash warnings about mental-health harms to minors who spend hours online. “The government cannot compel speech by forcing businesses to display politicians’ preferred messages. That’s exactly what AB 56 does,” NetChoice Director of Government Affairs Zach Lilly said. “In NetChoice v. Bonta, the court also made clear that California cannot force digital services to become ‘roving online censors for the state.’ States cannot do by ‘warning label’ or ID check what they can’t do by outright ban.”Statement follows in full:...

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