California Bill Would Prohibit Social Media From Promoting Harmful Content to Minors
A newly introduced California bill would, if passed, prohibit social media sites from promoting content that can lead minors to purchase fentanyl or firearms—including ghost guns—commit suicide, develop an eating disorder, inflict harm on themselves or others, or develop an addiction to the platform.
Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), who introduced Senate Bill 287 earlier this month, said in a Feb. 2 statement it is designed to hold social media platforms accountable for allowing “harmful content toward youth.”
“SB 287 will help curb dangerous content by strengthening the legal rights that Californians have to stop social media from targeting users with harmful information via specialized algorithms, especially to our kids,” she said….