Social media must warn users of ‘profound’ health risks under new California law

SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a law mandating health warning labels for social media, making ...
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California adds protections for kids using social media, AI chatbots

By 2027, major social media platforms must display a mental health warning to children in the Golden State about potential ...
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California Mandates Health Warnings on Social Media

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring social media platforms to display health warnings for users under 18, citing risks like anxiety and body dysmorphia. The law mandates warnings ...
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California bills aim to provide safeguards for children who use social media

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KABC) -- Two new California bills look to improve children's safety online. On Monday, Attorney General Rob Bonta introduced the Protecting Youth ...
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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 ...
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Ninth Circuit Upholds “Addictive” Social Media Feed Ban and Default Privacy Settings for Minors in California’s Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act

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Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and ...
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Shasta County sues social media companies, claiming apps are addictive, harm teens

Shasta County officials filed a lawsuit claiming online social media and internet search engine companies have been luring youth into using networking platforms that are harmful at their age. The ...
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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 ...
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First Bellwether Pool for Social Media Addiction Trials Includes NJ School District Lawsuit

The Nov. 19 trial will focus on individual injuries, but the first bellwether in the multidistrict litigation in Oakland, California, will be a school district. Lawyers for Meta Platforms, which owns ...

New York City Wants Manhattan Federal Court to Tackle Social Media ‘Addiction’

In a 327-page lawsuit, New York City accused the companies behind Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat of ...