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.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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, home to the world's largest tech companies, is placing more guardrails around social media and artificial intelligence as child safety concerns escalate. On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin ...

California's new child safety laws are official, mandating tech companies build for teens. Credit: Sean Rayford / Stringer / Getty Images News via Getty Images California governor Gavin Newsom's ...