Chatbots
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Kids Code Coalition Applauds California Governor’s Signature of Key Youth Online Safety Protections
The Kids Code Coalition today applauded California Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature of AB 2246, which strengthens California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code, and AB 1709, which prohibits addictive design features for users under 16.
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California’s Governor Signs Landmark
Senate Bill 1119 creates new regulations for chatbot use, including parental controls, notifications if children disable safety settings and a crisis protocol for queries about suicide. Assembly Bill 1709 prohibits social media platforms from offering addictive features such as infinite scroll and autoplay videos to users under 16.
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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.