Google and YouTube ask the court to block AB 1709's feed and autoplay rules against YouTube
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Google and YouTube seek to stop AB 1709's feed and autoplay restrictions, arguing that Section 230 preempts them and that the feed restriction violates the First Amendment, including by overriding parents' choices.
“Action: Filed a complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against challenged provisions of AB 1709 on First Amendment and federal-law grounds.”
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Google, Meta and TikTok challenge California's under-16 feed and autoplay limits signed by Newsom
Google and YouTube, Meta, and TikTok filed separate challenges to California's AB 1709, raising First Amendment and Section 230 objections to restrictions on personalized feeds and autoplay for users under 16. Newsom signed it in September as a child-safety measure. The statute permits under-16 accounts without the covered features and otherwise requires deletion of under-16 accounts.
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The 28-page complaint records the plaintiffs' constitutional and federal-law objections to AB 1709. Its allegations and legal arguments are not findings by the court.
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The enacted text prohibits covered platforms from providing defined addictive features to users under 16. It permits accounts without those features and sets age-assurance and enforcement rules.
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AB 1709 was signed in September and is scheduled to take effect in January 2027.
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The complaint seeks to stop enforcement of the challenged provisions against the plaintiffs.
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Google and YouTube expressly reject AB 1709's restrictions as unlawful.
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The Dispute Index. "Google and YouTube ask the court to block AB 1709's feed and autoplay rules against YouTube". First published: 2026-11-06. Last updated: 2026-11-06. https://disputeindex.com/events/8284-google-and-youtube-seek-to-stop-ab-1709