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Nebraska to adopt law aimed at curbing kids’ time online. The law will require platforms to let users opt out of features linked to prolonged screen time, such as recommendation algorithms.
It will force platforms to apply strict privacy settings to minors by default.
Under the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act ( LB504), major platforms must let users choose to see a chronological feed, rather than one provided by a recommendation algorithm, could negatively affect children’s mental health and development. In addition to pausing potentially disruptive notifications at nighttime and during school days, platforms must offer users the option to voluntarily limit how much time they spend on the services. NetChoice similarly believes that Nebraska’s design code law violates the First Amendment, though this particular bill doesn’t include limits on the types of content children can access.
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