NEW YORK GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL REGULATING SOCIAL MEDIA ALGORITHMS

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Amidst increasing scrutiny on the ways that social media affects mental health, NY Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a bill to regulate how social media algorithms treat users under the age of 18. Under the SAFE For Kids Act, social media platforms will be required to display content chronologically and limit late night notifications for users under the age of 18. The New York Child Data Protection Act will restrict websites from collecting and sharing data without consent for users under the age of 18.