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California’s Governor Signs Landmark Online Child Safety Bills

The New York Times · Cecilia Kang and Laurel Rosenhall · last updated

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that prohibits social media platforms from providing addictive features to users under 16, the first law of its kind in the nation.

California’s governor on Thursday signed into law restrictions on addictive social media technology and interactions with harmful artificial intelligence chatbots, ushering in some of the strongest online protections for young users in the United States.

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