Social Media Bill Passes Assembly Amid California Lawsuit Settlement
- The California Catholic Conference urges support for Assembly Bill 1709 to limit addictive social media features for users under 16, citing studies showing harm to youth mental health and well-being.
- Meta agreed to a $17.1 billion settlement with 47 states and territories, including California, over claims that its platforms caused addictive and harmful social media use among youth.
- Assembly Bill 2 passed unanimously in California, imposing penalties up to $1 million per harmed child if social media companies fail to protect minors and encouraging platform changes.
- Internationally, Australia banned social media accounts for under-16s in 2025, and France followed with a ban for under-15s starting in September, reflecting growing concern over youth social media use.
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‘Not Nearly Sufficient’: California Lawmaker Rips Meta’s $18B Youth Mental Health Settlement - Tampa Free Press
Representative Ro Khanna said Sunday that Meta’s recent $18 billion legal settlement falls short of protecting young users, arguing that voluntary industry pledges cannot replace federal laws regulating social media algorithms. Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the California Democrat addressed the landmark agreement in which the parent company of Facebook and Instagram agreed […] ‘Not Nearly Sufficient’: California Lawmaker Rips Meta’s $…
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Social media bill passes Assembly amid California lawsuit settlement
(The Center Square) – Tech giants like Meta, the company that owns social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, could face steep penalties if they are found to have caused harm to children if a bill that passed the legislature Friday…
Social media bill passes California Assembly amid Meta lawsuit settlement
Tech giants like Meta, the company that owns social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, could face steep penalties if they are found to have caused harm to children if a bill that passed the legislature Friday is signed into law.
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