United States District Court - Northern District of California - San Jose Division

Netchoice LLC v. Rob Bonta, AG for the State of California

Princeton University Program in Law & Public Affairs Research Paper No. 2025-06

19 Pages Posted: 9 Jan 2025

Date Written: December 14, 2024

Abstract

I. Prohibiting dark patterns preserves peoples’ ability to make free and informed choices.

II. California has a legitimate and substantial interest in protecting minors from manipulative design practices. 

III. The AADC’s dark patterns provision is a reasonable means to protect children’s privacy and well-being even if it may incidentally affect some expressive conduct. 

Suggested Citation

Kshirsagar, Mihir and Jain, Meetali, United States District Court - Northern District of California - San Jose Division (December 14, 2024). Netchoice LLC v. Rob Bonta, AG for the State of California, Princeton University Program in Law & Public Affairs Research Paper No. 2025-06, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5090275 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5090275

Mihir Kshirsagar (Contact Author)

Princeton University ( email )

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Princeton, NJ 08544-0708
United States

Meetali Jain

Independent ( email )

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