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: 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
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