California Gov. Newsom signs children's online protection bill into law

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed bipartisan legislation that in part requires online platforms and services, including social media companies, to implement digital safeguards to protect users under 18.

, which is sure to be used as a template for laws passed by other states, Axios' Ashley Gold reports.and that govern how tech firms can target kids with push notifications, require messaging controls and provide other features intended to keep minors safe online.

Tech companies — including Google, Amazon, TikTok, Snap and Twitter — and other groups lobbied against it before it passed the California legislature.“We’re taking aggressive action in California to protect the health and wellbeing of our kids,” Newsom said“As a father of four, I’m familiar with the real issues our children are experiencing online," he added.

It requires the companies to turn on the most stringent privacy and safety settings, like messaging control, for children by default to help protect them and their mental health., which only protects the privacy of users under the age of 13 when they use online service clearly directed at kids.Members of Congress have introduced legislation to federally expand online protections for children, while some have also urged companies to extend the protections they guarantee to kids in the U.K.

 

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Even 13 is too old to be protected as a child

Wow is it similar to the anti grooming law in Florida ? I hope so!

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