New York
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Social media warning label bills advance in states
Lawmakers and online safety advocates are touting their efforts this year to advance social media warning label legislation in California, Minnesota, New York and Texas, and expect to expand the push in 2026.
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Kids Code Coalition Highlights Nationwide Support for Social Media Warning Labels
Lawmakers and advocates championing social media warning labels joined forces today for a Kids Code Coalition press call during Mental Health Awareness Month to emphasize the need for urgent action to address the youth mental health crisis and to highlight nationwide momentum in support of warning labels.
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Commentary: To protect kids online, New York has more work to do
Now it’s time we take the same proven approach to social media, the latest addictive “drug” keeping kids hooked. Legislation introduced by state Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Nily Rozic would require warning labels on social media platforms. As on alcohol and ibuprofen, the labels would clarify who is at risk from using the product…
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Kids Code Coalition Members Applaud New York Social Media Bills, State’s Ongoing Kids Online Safety Leadership
Members of the Kids Code Coalition applauded Senator Andrew Gounardes’s introduction today of the New York Social Media Warning Label Act, which joins the New York Children’s Online Safety Act in representing a major opportunity to advance groundbreaking design-based kids’ online safety legislation.
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New York AG James calls for social media warning labels as 42 states demand federal action
Attorneys general from 42 states, led by New York’s Letitia James, are urging Congress to place warning labels on social media sites because of what they call “serious psychological harms” to teens, including “depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation.”