Pritzker Signs Law Regulating How Social Media Platforms Interact with Children

Pritzker signs law regulating how social media platforms interact with children

Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Children’s Social Media Safety Act — a bill designed to protect children online and limit their access to addictive social media algorithms.

Illinois law restricts addictive social media features for children - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News

CHICAGO, Ill., (KBSI) — Illinois social media users younger than 18 will receive stronger default privacy protections and face limits on algorithm-driven content under a new law signed Friday by Gov. JB Pritzker. The Children’s Social Media Safety Act, House Bill 5511, passed unanimously in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly. It is scheduled to take effect in 2028. Under the law, minors’ social media feeds will generally be limited t…

New Illinois law aims to rein in ‘snake oil’ social media apps getting kids hooked on scrolling – Chicago Sun-Times

The legislation puts guardrails around how companies can direct content to young people, rather than restrict the content itself. Kids will still have access to the popular apps, but their feeds will be limited to accounts that they follow — not targeted content — with posts shared in chronological order. Their profiles won’t be accessible to adult strangers, with notifications blacked out from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

New Illinois law aims to rein in social media apps that get kids hooked on scrolling

TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram and other Big Tech giants will be required to strengthen privacy settings for minors under new Illinois legislation that seeks to crack down on addictive social media designs that keep kids scrolling for hours on end.The Children’s Social Media Safety Act, signed into law Friday by Gov. JB Pritzker, takes aim at addictive algorithms that can glue young people to their phones to the detriment of their mental health.“Th…

Law signed limiting kids' social media access

Pritzker claims it will limit access to addictive algorithms.

Pritzker signs law regulating how social media platforms interact with children | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey - National Cyber Security Consulting

Article Summary JB Pritzker signed the Children’s Social Media Safety Act — a bill designed to protect children online and limit their access to addictive social media algorithms. The bill would require social media companies to verify a child’s age on the device’s operating system and use stricter features for minors like limiting location-sharing and […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed! The post Pritzker signs law regulating how soci…