Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act
| Protecting Kids from Social Media Addiction Act | |
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| California State Legislature | |
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| Territorial extent | State of California |
| Enacted by | State of California |
| Enacted | September 20, 2024 |
| Signed by | Governor Gavin Newsom |
| Signed | September 20, 2024 |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced by | Nancy Skinner |
| Introduced | January 29, 2024 |
| Second reading | April 25, 2024 |
| Third reading | May 20, 2024 |
| Voting summary |
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| Second reading | August 20, 2024 |
| Third reading | August 31, 2024 |
| Voting summary |
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| Struck down by | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit pending appeal | |
| Keywords | |
| social media | |
| Status: Struck down | |
Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act also known as California SB 976 is a law that was enacted in September 2024 that is meant to address problematic social media usage among minors. The law prohibitions minors to have "addictive feeds" unless they have verifiable parental consent, minor's notifications are also restricted between 12 am to 6 am and during school hours between 8 am and 3 pm it also well requires minors to have default privacies settings and have social media companies to publicly disclose certain metrics about their users. The law was set to take effect in two steps the first being the restrictions on social media feeds, notifications, disclosures from social media companies and default settings which would have taken effect on January 1, 2025, and the age verification provision which would have taken effect on January 1, 2027. However, has faced legal challenges since its enactment delaying its enactment.[1][2]
Legal Challenges
[edit]In November 2024 NetChoice a trade association representing many of the biggest social media companies such as YouTube, Facebook and Instagram sued the attorney general of California Rob Bonta hoping to get an injunction before the first set of the law's provisions would take effect in January of the next year. However, judge Edward Davila would only grant Netchoice's request as to the restrictions on notifications and public disclosures and would deny their request as to the rest of the law. The law was later fully enjoined temporarily by the District Court and Appellant Court pending appeal, and the case is now in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and is pending a decision.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Bill Text - SB-976 Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act.
- ^ Newsom signs bill to regulate social media use among children | CNN Politics
- ^ Tech lobbyists sue Calif. attorney general over law protecting kids from social media addiction | Courthouse News Service
- ^ US judge partially blocks California law restricting social media notifications to minors | Daily Journal
- ^ Ninth Circuit blocks California law protecting kids from social media addiction | Courthouse News Service