California
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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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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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Kids Code Coalition Calls on Senate to Reject Ban on State A.I. Laws
The Kids Code Coalition, a wide-ranging group of national and state organizations dedicated to improving youth online security and privacy, today issued a statement urging Senators to oppose any ban on states’ abilities to regulate A.I. and protect kids online.
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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.
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Nebraska to adopt law aimed at curbing kids’ time online
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has signed a bill that cracks down on social platforms’ features that could keep kids online for longer.