Legislative efforts are underway in both New York and California to address the impact of social media on children. In New York City, a Council bill has been introduced that would require the Department of Education to inform students about the dangers of social media addiction and its health impacts at the start of each school year. Meanwhile, California lawmakers, including AG Rob Bonta, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, and Senator Nancy Skinner, are pushing for new legislation aimed at holding social media companies accountable for harmful algorithms and technologies affecting children. The proposed California bill would allow parents to block algorithmic feeds for their children and mandate that social media companies provide minors with chronological feeds. Additionally, the California State Senate has passed a bill that ensures pay for children who create monetized content on the internet. These legislative moves come as officials like Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams of New York have publicly criticized social media for its effects on youth.
California's assault on the algorithm: New bill would force social media companies to switch off 'addictive' technology for children under 18 https://t.co/rzxkGYDOOO https://t.co/6didV5MJ9j
California AG proposal would require social media companies to show minors chronological feeds https://t.co/jSDNdR3yYO
In recent weeks, some of New York’s top elected officials — including Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams — have taken aim against what, for them, has become a common enemy: Social media and its effect on kids. https://t.co/uMOiYtVGg2
A bill that guarantees pay for children who create monetized content on the internet was passed by the California State Senate. https://t.co/QiV6rZwbxe
California is considering a new law that would be the first of its kind in the country that would protect kids from the dangers of social media. https://t.co/5dIkhK8oVW
Proposed California bill would let parents block algorithmic social feeds for children https://t.co/eqv3VRwrcW https://t.co/iENer93Daz
Happening now. Calif. AG Bonta and state lawmakers announce social media legislation similar to legislation in NY to require chronological (rather than algorithmic) feeds for youth. Watch here: https://t.co/I1uVUFxNLs (Details on NY bill here: https://t.co/x7BpShRLtI)
JUST IN: For at least the 3rd year in a row, some CA lawmakers roll out another effort to try hold social media companies accountable for harmful algorithms and technologies impacting children. @AGRobBonta @BuffyWicks @NancySkinnerCA announcing it this morning.
NYC Council bill aims to warn students of social media dangers Bill would compel Department of Education to distribute facts at beginning of each school year about social media addiction and its potential health impacts and dangers https://t.co/LplNo4mTxj