California enacts laws restricting chatbots and banning teens from ‘addictive’ social media
The package requires chatbot safety plans and parental alerts for self-harm, while a separate measure targets social platforms with liability and age-checking rules.
- On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 13 bills aimed at protecting children from technology risks, including addictive social media features and AI-powered chatbots.
- These measures follow a $17 billion settlement last month where Meta agreed to limit addictive features like infinite scrolling to address teen mental health harms.
- Regulations mandate safety plans for chatbots, ban addictive feeds for users under 16, and penalize companies up to $1 million per child for negligence.
- OpenAI supports the chatbot regulations, while Meta spokesperson Jim Cullinan argued that personalization restrictions hinder age-appropriate content delivery to teens on its platforms.
- Earlier this week, Newsom also signed standards for independent AI tool auditors; however, he vetoed a separate bill that would have banned AI chatbots for anyone under 18.
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Palo Alto Online
California enacts laws restricting chatbots and banning teens from ‘addictive’ social media
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California teens will be barred from “addictive” social media products and limited in their interactions with chatbots under two of the 13 bills signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom today to protect kids online. The law on addictive social media may be […] The post California enacts laws restricting chatbots and banning teens from ‘addictive’ social media appeared…
Winnipeg Free Press
California governor signs laws aimed at protecting kids from risks of social media, AI chatbots
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of laws Thursday aimed at protecting children from the risks of technology, including social media and AI chatbots.
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