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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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New Jersey Legislature Sends Kids Code Social Media Protections to Governor’s Desk
New Jersey Kids Code Coalition advocates celebrated as the New Jersey Kids Code (A4015) secured final passage by the state legislature alongside bills to create social media mental health warning labels and a new state social media research observatory, sending the bills to Governor Mikie Sherrill’s desk.
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New Jersey Senate Committee Passes Kids Code with Decisive Vote
New Jersey Kids Code Coalition advocates celebrated as the New Jersey Kids Code (S3413) passed the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee with a decisive vote of three Senators in favor and one opposed.
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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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