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Social media platforms face deadline with new South Carolina law to keep kids safe
Social media companies operating in South Carolina face a deadline on July 1 to submit safety audits as required by a new law designed to protect children online. This legislation aims to ensure platforms implement guidelines that consider the mental health and safety of minor users.
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N.J. passes one of the strongest Kids Code laws to protect minors online
New Jersey lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to a package of online protections for minors that were priorities for first-year Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill. The bills included the adoption of an Age-Appropriate Design Code, the creation of a university-based Social Media Research Center, and a study of the impact “addictive” social media has on youth…
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It was a pretty good year for regulating AI in New York
One far-reaching piece of legislation from state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez and Assembly Member Alex Bores would enact new regulations on AI chatbot features used by kids that could be harmful or dangerous. If signed into law, the measure would, for example, prohibit chatbot interactions with minors from simulating emotion to establish false companionship, engage in…
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Logging off: How Michigan is prioritizing ‘Kids Over Clicks’
For Michigan’s children and teenagers, the consequences of that calculated design are impossible to ignore, and for the Michigan Kids Code Coalition, they are unacceptable to tolerate.
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Michigan Senate passes ‘Kids Over Clicks’ bill targeting social media addiction, online exploitation
Wednesday’s session of the Michigan Senate brought new changes for the ways in which Big Tech companies are held accountable for unethical practices that leave children and teenagers vulnerable to the perils of being exploited and bullied online or becoming addicted to endless social media scrolling.