New York’s Legislature passed a bill on Friday that would ban social media platforms from using 'addictive' recommendation algorithms for child users. It’s expected that Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign the bill into law. On Friday, she posted on X celebrating the bill’s passage. The bill could fundamentally change how children use social media in the state.
Some of the New York bill’s backers include a coalition of parents who have protested against Meta during congressional hearings and outside the company’s office. Some of the parents have children who died by suicide after the parents say they viewed harmful content on social media. Julie Scelfo, a former New York Times journalist, created the group Mothers Against Media Addiction and has advocated for the New York bill.