NetChoice Sues to Block Latest Kids’ Safety Law in Calif.

California’s SB-976 violates free speech and puts children’s safety at risk, NetChoice said Tuesday in a lawsuit seeking to block the measure before it becomes effective Jan. 1 (see 2409230032). SB-976 violates the First Amendment when it limits access to online speech, forces companies to track children and increases the risk of data breach, said NetChoice in the complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.