
The Demise of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act
CAADCA, signed into law in 2022, was far reaching, swiftly opposed, and ultimately enjoined in its entirety. NetChoice, a collective of technology companies challenging online regulation of speech on behalf of their members, raised multiple First Amendment challenges. Similar arguments have been successful in overturning age verification legislation in Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Ohio, and are currently being used to challenge legislation in Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Tennessee, and Utah.