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Meta asks the court to block challenged AB 1709 provisions against its services

Meta PlatformsPlaintiff acting through counsel

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Meta seeks to block AB 1709's feed, autoplay and account-deletion provisions as applied to Facebook, Instagram and Threads, arguing that the state cannot dictate how its services curate and display protected third-party speech.

“Action: Filed a complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against challenged provisions of AB 1709 on First Amendment and federal-law grounds.”

Original text

Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Meta Platforms, Inc. v. Bonta: AB 1709 complaint3:26-cv-13201, Document 1, filed November 4, 2026; introduction and requests for declaratory and injunctive relief

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Read the original text (opens in a new tab)California AB 1709, chaptered textChapter 183; Business and Professions Code sections 22682-22686

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Where this statement fits

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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Original text

Meta Platforms, Inc. v. Bonta: AB 1709 complaint (opens in a new tab)3:26-cv-13201, Document 1, filed November 4, 2026; introduction and requests for declaratory and injunctive relief

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The 49-page complaint records the plaintiff's constitutional and federal-law objections to AB 1709. Its allegations and legal arguments are not findings by the court.

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Original text

California AB 1709, chaptered text (opens in a new tab)Chapter 183; Business and Professions Code sections 22682-22686

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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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Before the quotation

AB 1709 was signed in September and is scheduled to take effect in January 2027.

After the quotation

The complaint seeks to stop enforcement of the challenged provisions against Meta.

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Condemned

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Why this label?

Meta expressly rejects AB 1709's restrictions as unlawful.

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Meta asks the court to block challenged AB 1709 provisions against its services
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The Dispute Index. "Meta asks the court to block challenged AB 1709 provisions against its services". First published: 2026-11-06. Last updated: 2026-11-06. https://disputeindex.com/events/8285-meta-seeks-to-block-ab-1709-s-feed