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New York enacts laws curbing harmful social media algorithms for users under 18
New laws take effect in New York starting Wednesday to protect New Yorkers under 18 from harmful social media algorithms.
CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — New laws take effect in New York starting Wednesday to protect New Yorkers under 18 from harmful social media algorithms. It also restricts notifications from addictive feeds between midnight and 6 a.m. without such permission, helping to address the disruption of sleep caused by late-night social media usage. “The research shows that these logarithms can lead to increased rates of depression, anxiety, and a number of other problematic issues that we have seen arise, especially among younger users of social media,” said Rotterdam Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbra.
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