Privacy & Information Security Law Blog

On April 11, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta appealed the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California’s decision blocking enforcement of California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“AADC”). As we previously reported, on March 13, 2025, the Court granted a second motion for preliminary injunction in favor of the technology trade group NetChoice, enjoining the California AG from enforcing the AADC.

In announcing the appeal, AG Bonta said: “We are deeply concerned about further delay in implementing protections for children online. That is why, today, my office has appealed the Northern District of California’s decision blocking enforcement of the Age-Appropriate Design Code.”