Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation on Friday aimed at protecting minors from social media addiction amid growing concerns about the impact of technology on adolescents’ mental health.
The law effectively requires tech companies to make posts on feeds of minors’ social media accounts appear in chronological order as a default, rather than allowing algorithms to curate them to maximize engagement. Tech companies that already require assurances of the age of a user will have to apply the protections starting next year; otherwise, they will have until 2027 to begin determining which of their users are minors, and apply the protections accordingly.
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