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News outlets say California social media law is government interference

( August 18, 2025, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, New York Times, and other outlets told a US appeals court that the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act reaches far beyond the regulation of data privacy. “While the state has a legitimate interest in protecting children’s welfare, provisions in the AADC stray beyond that objective into government interference in constitutionally protected editorial choices. Worse, these provisions would do so in a way that impairs access by young people and the public at large to news they need to fully participate in civic life,” they said in a brief supporting a challenge to the constitutionality of the law. See attached file. ...

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