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California Enacts Laws Restricting Chatbots and Banning Teens From 'Addictive' Social Media

The package bars addictive feeds for users under 16 and adds chatbot safety rules, after a $18 billion Meta settlement underscored pressure on Big Tech.

One law builds on existing regulations on chatbots in California, like requiring the tools to notify users that they are interacting with AI.

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The goal of implementing these new laws is to protect children from the risks of social networks. The post California imposes new restrictions on social networks in an effort to improve child safety appeared first on Digiato.

Los Angeles.- California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Thursday a set of historic laws to prohibit social media platforms from offering addictive functions to children under the age of 16, the first of its kind in the United States. "California bans the addictive functions of social media for children, intensifies the struggle [...] Entry California bans algorithms and addictive social media functions for children under the age of 16 was first pu…

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, September 11, 2026.
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