Sept. 21 (UPI) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation designed to reduce social media use among minors.
On Friday, Newsome signed The Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act , which prohibits online platforms from knowingly providing an addictive feed to children under 18 without parental consent.
The bill defines an “addictive feed” as “an internet website, online service, online application or mobile application in which multiple pieces of media generated or shared by users are recommended, selected, or prioritized for display to a user based on information provided by the user, or otherwise associated with the user or the user’s device, as specified, unless any of certain conditions are met.”
Also, the bill prohibits social media platforms, including Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, from sending notifications to minors during school hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and midnight to 5 a.m. from September through May unless the user has parental consent.