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California Child Privacy Law Fight

Coverage from Privacy and Data Security Insights, San Francisco Chronicle, and others

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California's child privacy law is moving through appellate review, with the Ninth Circuit allowing some age-estimation and privacy provisions to proceed while leaving other data-use, DPIA, and dark-pattern restrictions blocked or uncertain.

The main tension is between child-protection rules and First Amendment challenges from platform operators.

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Privacy and Data Security Insights / Jordan Jennings
6/29/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
San Francisco Chronicle / Bob Egelko
3/12/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
WKZO
3/2/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
Fisher Phillips
9/26/2024 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
WTVB / Jonathan Stempel
3/12/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
Alston & Bird Privacy / Maki DePalo
3/16/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
1330 & 101.5 WHBL / Thomson Reuters
3/12/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
Privacy and Data Security Insights / Scot Ganow
7/28/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
Wiley Rein LLP
3/24/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
National Law Review / Alan L. Friel
3/23/2026 • Consumer Privacy & Digital Rights • General
104.1 WIKY
3/12/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
WKZO / Thomson Reuters
3/12/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General