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New York Establishes Stringent Protections to Safeguard Kids on Social Media

Governor Hochul signed nation-leading legislation to combat addictive social media feeds and protect kids online.

These bills will give parents the tools to help protect kids from predatory practices that impact their mental health by eliminating the addictive personalized feeds and will make online privacy the default for New York’s children, preventing companies from collecting and using their data. United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said, “New York is standing up for our kids by taking on the tech companies and requiring heightened privacy for our children as well as greater protection from the addictive and predatory features of social media platforms. Long Island Coalition Against Bullying Founder and Executive Director Joseph A. Salamone said, “This legislation is an extraordinary victory for parents, teachers and young people across our state and sends a clear message that the days of technology companies prioritizing profits over the well being of children, is over.

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