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Google, Meta, TikTok move to block California 'addictive' social media law

By Mike Swift ( November 19, 2025, 20:57 GMT | Insight) -- Google, Meta Platforms and TikTok asked a federal judge in California to pause enforcement of the state’s “addictive feed” law, with the companies seeking an injunction blocking enforcement of the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act. The companies said restricting what they call "personalized feeds" will make minors less safe online, not more, and they argued that the law violates their First Amendment protected right to make expressive editorial decisions about how content is displayed to users.TikTok, Meta Platforms and Google asked a federal judge in San Jose, California, to block enforcement of the state’s “addictive” social media feeds law, saying the law violates the First Amendment and makes minors using social media less safe....

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