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Gavin Newsom imposes strict new rules on AI, social media and chatbots for children

California has adopted what Gavin Newsom described as “nation-leading” legislation that bans addictive social media features for young users, regulates companion chatbots and implements new safeguards around AI. The laws, signed by the Democratic California governor on Thursday, include AB 1709, which bars social media companies from using infinite scroll and autoplay for users under 16. “This is about actually addressing the problem, the scrolling, the algorithms. This is about addressing the substantive issue…

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California's new package creates the strongest U.S. companion chatbot rules and bans addictive features like infinite scroll for under-16s to protect young users from harm.

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Critics argue AB 1709 functions as a ban for under-16s that cuts young people off from digital lifelines and speech without making them safer or healthier.

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