In granting a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman in San Jose, California, said she was "keenly aware of the myriad harms that may befall children on the internet," but California's law swept too broadly.
The law, known as California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, was passed unanimously last September by the state legislature and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.
The law, modeled after a similar law in the United Kingdom, is scheduled to take effect next July 1.
"We look forward to seeing the law permanently struck down and online speech and privacy fully protected," it said.
The California case is NetChoice LLC v Bonta, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No.
Persons:
Dado Ruvic, Beth Labson Freeman, Gavin Newsom, ByteDance's TikTok, NetChoice, Freeman, Rob Bonta, David Ezra, Jonathan Stempel, Peter Henderson, Leslie Adler
Organizations:
USA, REUTERS, Google, Facebook, District, Free Speech Coalition, Court, Northern District of, Thomson
Locations:
California, San Jose , California, United Kingdom, U.S, Austin , Texas, Texas, Northern District, Northern District of California, New York, San Francisco