New York sued over law requiring social media 'warning label'
NetChoice says the law compels social media platforms to repeat the state’s message about online safety and violates the First Amendment.
- On Friday, internet trade group NetChoice sued New York in federal court to block a state law requiring social media platforms to display state-approved mental health warning labels for users.
- Signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, the law requires platforms with addictive features to display a warning modeled after findings by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy regarding potential mental health harms.
- Representing more than 30 members including Google and Meta Platforms, NetChoice argues the mandate violates the First Amendment by forcing companies "to speak the state's preferred message" about online safety.
- Mirroring a Colorado measure that a federal judge blocked in November 2025, the trade group claims the law is "designed to block, burden, and browbeat social media users." Colorado is appealing that decision.
- Scheduled to take effect January 1, the law faces judicial review as the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James declined immediate comment on the ongoing legal challenge.
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New York sued over law requiring social media 'warning label'
NEW YORK, Nov 13 : An internet trade group sued New York on Friday, seeking to block a state law requiring social media platforms that contain potentially addictive features to provide state-approved warning labels for users.In a complaint filed in federal court, NetChoice said the law violates the free speec
New York sued over law requiring social media 'warning label'
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - An internet trade group sued New York on Friday, seeking to block a state law requiring social media platforms that contain potentially addictive features to provide state-approved warning labels for users.
Tech groups sue New York over mandatory social media warning labels
Recently, an internet trade group sued New York on Friday, seeking to block a state law requiring social media platforms that contain potentially addictive features to provide state-approved warning...
NetChoice Sues New York Over Social Media Warning Label Law
Tech industry trade association NetChoice sued the New York attorney general to block enforcement of a state law requiring certain social media companies to post labels warning of the mental health harms of overuse.
NetChoice Sues To Halt NY's Social Media Warning Law
Tech trade group NetChoice urged a New York federal judge Friday to strike down a state law that will soon require social media platforms to display mental health warning labels, arguing that, like a similar measure enjoined in Colorado, the mandate unconstitutionally compels companies "to speak the state's preferred message."
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