Legislators are also working to pass the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation for Kids Act and the New York Child Data Protection ActGov. Kathy Hochul announced this week that she plans to introduce legislation that would only allow students to carry phones that don't have access to the internet. The bill would be taken up in New York's next legislative session which begins in January.
She faulted social media companies who profit from the attention of children and adults alike and blamed their algorithms that also send young people further down their dark place. "I'll never forget the young woman I met just a few weeks ago. She says, “You have to save us from ourselves,'" the governor said.Last year, Florida became the first state to ban cellphones during class in public schools, as well as blocking social media access on district Wi-Fi. Some districts went further and banned phones the entire school day.