For years, lawmakers have debated age verification bills that would restrict internet access to underage users, essentially forcing them out of online platforms and off devices used to share information. The document notes that all social media platform holders — like X, Facebook, TikTok, etc.
In the case of California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), he would rather limit children's access to social media than allow parents to decide.
One bill that received the governor's signature — Assembly Bill 1709 — will completely change the way minors use social media.
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For years, lawmakers have debated age verification bills that would restrict internet access to underage users, essentially forcing them out of online platforms and off devices used to share information. In the case of California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), he would rather limit children's access to social media than allow parents to decide. One bill that received the governor's signature — Assembly Bill 1709 — will completely change the way minors use social media.
The algorithm on social media drives the dissemination of information.
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