California Enacts Strict Child Safety Law Curbing Addictive Feeds and Regulating AI Chatbots
First seen · 9/11/2026, 07:50 AMLatest activity · 9/11/2026, 07:50 AM
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed sweeping legislation restricting tech platforms from serving addictive algorithmic feeds—such as autoplay and history-based recommendations—to users under 16. The new law also imposes strict guardrails on AI companion chatbots for children, mandating independent safety audits and annual risk evaluations while curbing targeted advertising and student data harvesting. Rather than relying on voluntary industry moderation, the state is drawing statutory boundaries around how automated systems interact with developing minds.
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