Aug 16 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday

narrowed an injunction that blocked California from enforcing a

law meant to protect children when they use the internet, while

agreeing that part of the law would likely be found

unconstitutional.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said NetChoice, a

trade group was likely to show that the California

Age-Appropriate Design Code Act violated the First Amendment by

requiring businesses to opine on and reduce the risk that

children may face harmful materials online.

But the court set aside the rest of the preliminary

injunction, saying the judge who imposed it failed to properly

assess NetChoice's other objections, or whether the law could

survive without the unconstitutional parts.

NetChoice's members include Amazon.com ( AMZN ), Alphabet's

Google, Facebook parent Meta Platforms ( META ) and

ByteDance's TikTok.

The law, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act

required platforms, before releasing any online products and

services, to assess whether their offerings could harm children.