Privacy & Information Security Law Blog

On January 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit temporarily enjoined enforcement of S.B. 976, the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act (“the Act”) in its entirety, pending an appeal in a case brought by NetChoice, a technology trade group. The Act was set to take effect January 1, 2025, which was extended to February 1, 2025 by a district court order. Our earlier post provides a summary of the Act’s requirements and restrictions. Under an expedited appeal schedule, the Ninth Circuit will hear arguments in this case in April 2025 and will not grant the parties briefing schedule extensions.