Enactment of Social Media Protections for Minors in NY & Planned Legislation to Restrict School Smartphone Use in CA

NY Enacts Social Media Protections for Minors

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed first-in-the-nation legislation (SB 7694) prohibiting social media platforms from providing algorithmic feeds to minors to try to keep them online. But the “Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act” is likely to be challenged by tech companies. Hochul also signed a bill (SB 7695) prohibiting digital services from collecting the data of minors without consent. (NEW YORK POST, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)

CA Gov Targeting Smartphone Use in Schools

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced last week he plans to work with the Legislature to restrict students’ use of smartphones during the school day. The news came just a day after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy urged Congress to require warning labels for social media platforms indicating they pose mental health risks for young people. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK

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