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Newsom’s Tightrope Walk Between AI Regulation and Silicon Valley Cash
When pressed to pick a personal favorite on the list, Bauer-Kahan chose AB 1064, the Leading Ethical AI Development for Kids Act. “I have teenage children. You know, I live it every day,” Bauer-Kahan said. “We have to step in and make sure these companies are doing right by our children.”
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PA launches first-ever ‘Social Media Safety Week’ to protect kids online
Pennsylvania legislators, including Lancaster County’s Senator Scott Martin, have designated Aug. 17-23 as “Social Media Safety and Parental Awareness Week” to address the growing concerns of online threats such as sextortion.
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Mental health warnings on social media? Minnesota will require them next year
Beginning next summer, any Minnesotan using social media will get a pop-up warning before they log on. Unlike Kanavati’s app, the label they’ll encounter will ask users to acknowledge that prolonged social media use can pose a hazard to their mental health.
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Youth online safety push produces novel laws, invites litigation
Legislators in Minnesota and New York approved the nation’s first laws mandating surgeon general-style warning labels on social media. New York became the first state to regulate companion chatbots. And bills requiring Apple and Google’s app stores to verify user ages were passed in Louisiana, Texas and Utah.
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States Move to Add Mental Health Warning Labels to Social Media
Legislation requiring social media sites to display warning labels to users is gaining traction in statehouses after courts blocked age-verification and parental consent laws.