Warning Labels
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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.
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Kids Code Coalition Applauds New York Social Media Warning Labels Passage
The Kids Code Coalition applauded today’s final passage of the New York Social Media Warning Label Act, S4505, authored by Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, which passed both chambers of the legislature with bipartisan majorities and now heads to Gov. Kathy Hochul for her signature.
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Minnesota lawmakers approve social media mental health warning measure
Minnesota lawmakers have approved a measure requiring social media platforms to display a warning label, cautioning about the negative impacts of its use on mental health.
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Minnesota becomes first state to pass social media warning label law
State lawmakers have now passed a bill making warning labels on social media the law. The new law will be life-changing and life-saving, Mische said.