Court Rules Against TikTok Over California Law Requiring Parental Consent for Teen Personalized Feeds
TLDR
A court has ruled against TikTok over California's SB 976, which requires parental consent for personalized feeds for under-18 accounts, and the Ninth Circuit's response to the ruling is still an open question.
What this TikTok policy change means for your accounts
- Status
- Policy change
- Platform
- TikTok
- Affects
- default one-hour teen feed limit, parental consent for personalized feeds
- Who
- TikTok users under 18 in California
- Effective
- Not specified in the source
- Action needed
- Not specified in the source
TikTok has lost a court case over California's SB 976, which adds parental consent requirements for personalized feeds for users under 18. Under-18 accounts already default to 60 minutes a day on the platform, and it remains to be seen whether the Ninth Circuit will reverse the ruling, as covered by PPC Land.
How we got here: earlier TikTok coverage
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- Nov 5Meta, TikTok and Google Argue California's Upcoming Law Violates First Amendment Rights
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- Sep 27TikTok implements teen usage restrictions under Alabama settlement
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- Aug 24TikTok May Influence Teen Eating Behaviors, New Study Suggests
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