Social Media News California Cracks Down On Social Media Platforms Sending Addictive Feeds To Kids

Ninth Circuit sides with California over regulating minors' 'addictive' social media feeds

The decision will allow California to enforce parts of a new law regulating minors’ access to “addictive” social media algorithms, with one exception. SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A panel of Ninth Circuit ... Read More

Ninth Circuit Upholds Much of California's Social Media 'Addiction' Law

A unanimous Ninth Circuit panel said tech companies failed to prove that most of the law's restrictions on social media features aimed at kids are unlawful. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth ... Read More

California adds protections for kids using social media, AI chatbots

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a handful of bills Monday intended to protect children online by putting guardrails on the emerging tech. The bills — signed on the ... Read More

US federal court upholds California social media youth protection law

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday largely upheld a California law aimed at protecting minors online. The case, NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, saw a three-judge panel affirm most of ... Read More

California limits on 'addictive' social media feeds for children largely upheld

Sept 9 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court largely upheld a California law on Tuesday making it illegal, absent parental permission, for social media companies to provide children with "addictive ... Read More

California step closer to tobacco-style warnings for social media

California lawmakers last week passed Assembly Bill 56, a measure that would require tobacco-style public health warning labels on major social media apps when minors log on and use them. The bill ... Read More

‘We’re basically pushers’: Court filing alleges staff at social media giants compared their platforms to drugs

Meta said the allegations “rely on cherry-picked quotes and misinformed opinions” to present a misleading narrative. Read More

States turn to warning labels to address mental health issues tied to social media use

California has become the latest state to require social media companies to add warning labels about its risks to mental health amid a national debate on how to confront its effects on youth and ... Read More

California Wants to Hold Social Media Platforms Liable for User Posts Containing Bias- and Political-Hostility-Motivated Threats

California SB 771, which is now on Governor Newsom's desk for signature, would add a new statute that provides the following (some structure added): (a) A social media platform [that has >$100M in ... Read More