US appeals court throws out injunction against California law on children's online safety


A pedestrian looks at her phone as she crosses a street in Encinitas, California, U.S., January 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake

March 12 (Reuters) - ⁠A federal appeals ⁠court on Thursday ‌threw out an injunction that had blocked California ​from enforcinga state ⁠law meant ⁠to shield children from ⁠online content ‌that could harm ⁠them mentally or physically.

The 9th ​U.S. ‌Circuit Court of ⁠Appeals said ​the trade group NetChoice was unlikely ⁠to prove that ​the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act was ⁠invalid on its face. It upheld the injunction with respect ​to some ⁠of the law's ​restrictions.

(Reporting by ‌Jonathan Stempel in ​New York; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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