New York set to restrict social media algorithms for teens, WSJ reports

- New York is planning to prohibit social media companies from using algorithms to control content to youth without parental consent under a tentative agreement reached by state lawmakers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in February that his administration has filed a lawsuit against social media companies including Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:The legislation is aimed at preventing social media companies from serving automated feeds to minors, the report said. In March, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill that bans children aged under 14 from social media platforms and requires 14- and 15-year-olds to get parental consent, a measure supporters say will protect them from online risks to their mental health.

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