California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a ban on “addictive” social media features for anyone under 16 on Thursday, advancing some of the country’s most significant new restrictions on tech platforms.

The package includes bills that will ban social media platforms from letting children under 16 access addictive feeds and establish a safety framework for children using AI chatbots.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed into law a landmark package of bills to restrict children and teens’ use of social media and artificial intelligence chatbots deemed harmful. The first-in-the ...

California child online safety laws signed September 10 by Gov. Gavin Newsom ban algorithmic feeds and autoplay for social media users under 16, require AI chatbot operators to implement crisis ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed 13 new laws to bolster online safety for children, including measures against harmful AI chatbots and social media practices.

Newsom said California’s approach focuses on the features that can encourage excessive social media use rather than taking the broader step of banning teenagers from the platforms altogether. He ...

They're aimed at protecting minors, but the rules are not universally supported.

(Inside California Politics) — Tech companies will soon be unable to offer certain “addictive” social media features to California children after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several new regulations. The ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of laws Thursday to protect children from the risks of technology, including social media and AI chatbots. The laws will penalize large social ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed laws aimed at protecting children from the potential harms of social media and AI chatbots ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a rally for Democratic candidates Saturday in Monroe, N.C.(Nell Redmond / Associated Press) California, home to the world’s largest tech companies, is placing ...