Newsom Signs Child Social Media Protections as Hundreds of Bills Await Action

Newsom signs child social media protections as hundreds of bills await action

With hundreds of bills still awaiting action, the governor has until the end of September to decide which become law.

California enacts 13 child safety tech laws, targeting addictive social media and AI

California tightened its rules on how children interact with some of the internet's most powerful products.

California Gov. Newsom just banned this age group from 'addictive' social media

For years, lawmakers have debated age verification bills that would restrict internet access to underage users, essentially forcing them out of online platforms and off devices used to share information. Now, California is taking it a step farther with what it calls “the strongest child safety chatbot and social media laws in the nation.”When it comes to device access for underage users, most conservatives agree that parents should have the powe…