The judge recognized that some feed-curation activities are clearly expressive, such as content moderation, whereas others are not, such as engagement-maximization. The companies tried and failed to conflate these very different activities in this case, but the judge saw through it.
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Order Denying Motions for Preliminary Injunction in Tiktok/Google/Meta v. Bonta
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION