2025-12-28
NY, WE DID IT! @govkathyhochul signed our bill to require a warning label on addictive social media. This happened because parents, young people & advocates spoke up & kept the pressure on. Thank you Gov. Hochul, @Sen_Gounardes & @nily for your leadership in this huge win. [image]
Engadget
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul signs a law requiring social platforms with features like addictive feeds to show warning labels about mental health impacts on young users
Andre Revilla / Engadget :
2025-12-27
NY, WE DID IT! @govkathyhochul signed our bill to require a warning label on addictive social media. This happened because parents, young people & advocates spoke up & kept the pressure on. Thank you Gov. Hochul, @Sen_Gounardes & @nily for your leadership in this huge win. [image]
Engadget
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul signs a law requiring social platforms with features like addictive feeds to show warning labels about mental health impacts on young users
The warnings will appear when users interact with a feature the state deems addictive. — The State of New York …
2024-06-21
A historic day in New York, as @GovKathyHochul signed the SAFE for Kids Act into law. Our @LizFol stands with powerful advocates like @NewYorkStateAG, @Sen_Gounardes, & @nily to see this important step in making kids safer online. [image]
The Verge
NY's governor signs two bills to protect minors, banning “addictive feeds”, limiting data collection, barring social media notifications from 12am to 6am, more
not publication of 3 party content. Governor Kathy Hochul / @govkathyhochul : With our SAFE for Kids Act and NY Child Data Protection Act, we're sending a clear message: We won't l...
2024-01-30
AI isn't going anywhere, so it's important that we help kids understand how to use it responsibly. That's why we've partnered with @OpenAI to help teens and families safely harness the potential of AI. Read more ⬇️ https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ ...
Axios
OpenAI partners with Common Sense Media on new AI guidelines, curating a family-friendly section of OpenAI's GPT Store, educational materials, and more
Ina Fried / Axios :
2023-01-10
Our new research out today found that 73% of teens surveyed have watched pornography online. “Pornography is a huge part of the lives of children who have digital access like never before, and we need to have a national conversation about it.” -@jimsteyer https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Common Sense Media survey of 1,358 US teenagers: 75% report having viewed porn online by 17, including 41% seeing images of nudity or sexual acts during school
Sexually explicit content has become so prevalent online that teenagers are deluged, according to a new report by a nonprofit child advocacy group.
2022-09-15
Congratulations @AsmJesseGabriel for getting #AB587 signed. This new law will require social media companies to be more transparent about their policies regarding hate speech, disinformation, harassment and extremism on their platforms. This is a win for Californians. https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs AB 587 into law, requiring social networks to share moderation rules, despite concerns it may violate the First Amendment
2022-08-31
Today's vote on #CAKidsCode sends an important signal about the need to make kids online health and safety a greater priority for lawmakers and tech companies. Governor @GavinNewsom should sign this bill. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
California's State Senate passes an online safety bill requiring services to increase protections for users under 18; Governor Newsom must approve the bill
see below — partied?) extensively with good ole Harvey Weinstein: https://twitter.com/... @accountabletech : BREAKING: The California State Senate has passed the #CAKidsCode. This ...
2022-08-26
The safety measures implemented by @instagram today are a step in the right direction that finally address the harms created by algorithms. But the issue is more complicated than this one step and more needs to be done. @TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/...
TechCrunch
Instagram defaults new users under 16 to its most restrictive content setting, will prompt existing teen users to pick the setting, and adds a settings check-up
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
2022-08-12
Today's decision by California's State Senate to hold #AB2408 is a big loss for families and sends the wrong message about the urgency with which we need to hold Big Tech accountable for addicting kids to their platforms. Our full statement: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ ...
Wall Street Journal
A California bill targeting social media companies for features that could addict minors dies in legislature, after Meta, Twitter, and Snap lobbied against it
Measure, which would have allowed lawsuits against companies like Facebook, Snapchat and Tiktok for allegedly causing addiction, was killed without a public vote
2022-07-21
The kids' section of this sweeping #privacy bill would usher in new data protections and is stronger than existing federal law. Although there is more work to be done, todays action is an important step in protecting the online health of kids. https://thehill.com/...
The Hill
A US House panel votes 53-2 to advance the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which would affect ad targeting and how tech companies use people's data
Rebecca Klar / The Hill :
2022-06-11
Some of the most popular game apps grab kids' info and then sell it to companies that can track their interests. Legislation like COPPA 2.0 and #CAKidsCode could shift #privacy concerns off the shoulders of busy parents. @washingtonpost @geoffreyfowler https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Washington Post
Pixalate study: of the 1,000 most popular apps used by children, 67% in Apple's App Store and 76% in the Google Play Store send the ad industry location data
Apple and Google just look the other way. Here's how we stop it. — Imagine if a stranger parked in front of a child's bedroom window to peep inside. Tweets: @geoffreyfowler , @g...
2021-08-27
.@Apple announces recommitment of support to orgs like Common Sense Media that offer nonpartisan, independent #MediaLiteracy programs as part of ongoing efforts to empower young people with critical thinking skills. @AppleNews #NewsLiteracy https://www.apple.com/...
TechCrunch
Apple launches News Partner Program, which lowers commissions on in-app purchases to 15% for news publishers who participate in Apple News
Apple today is launching a new program that will allow subscription news organizations that participate in the Apple News app and meet certain requirements …
2021-08-13
“Companies voluntarily doing some things in the U.S. that they are required to do in the U.K. is a good step, but we still need policymakers to act here.” — @arielfoxjohnson @margarethmcgill @sarafischer #KidsPrivacy https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
TikTok details upcoming protections for users aged 13 to 17, including turning in-app messaging off by default and changes to notifications
@arielfoxjohnson @margarethmcgill @sarafischer #KidsPrivacy https://twitter.com/... @ultraviolet : “I'm glad that companies are taking steps in the right direction to increase priv...
2020-06-29
Big companies like @Starbucks, @CocaCola, @Unilever & others are realizing that putting profit over the safety of users, many of which are children, is no longer an option. Our kids deserve better. Join #StopHateForProfit at http://r.socialstudio.radian6.com/ .... http://r.socialstudio.radian6.com/ ...
CNBC
Starbucks says it's pausing ads on “all social media platforms”, but isn't joining #StopHateForProfit boycott campaign, will continue to advertise on YouTube
Megan Graham / CNBC :
Big companies like @Starbucks, @CocaCola, @Unilever & others are realizing that putting profit over the safety of users, many of which are children, is no longer an option. Our kids deserve better. Join #StopHateForProfit at http://r.socialstudio.radian6.com/ .... http://r.socialstudio.radian6.com/ ...
Washington Post
Sources detail the efforts by Facebook executives to accommodate Trump's posts, starting in 2015 with a Trump video calling for a ban of Muslims entering the US
Starting as early as 2015, Facebook executives started crafting exceptions for the then-candidate that transformed the world's information battlefield for years to come.