New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a bill into law targeting addictive social media feeds for children and teens, saying ahead of the bill's signing that "our kids are in distress." ...

Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms with “addictive” design features will be required to post warning labels ...

The legislation also bars social media platforms from sending app notifications to minors between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. without parental consent. Hochul also signed a related bill ...

That bill, and another signed by Hochul on Thursday, will: Prevent social media platforms from feeding users under the age of 18 content using algorithms that are tailored to keep them scrolling.

New York is among a handful of states eyeing social media warning labels as a way to help safeguard youth mental health. “By ...

New York State's legislative session ended this week, and lawmakers passed multiple key bills which will now head to Governor ...

Kathy Hochul signed several bills into ... Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D-Manhattan) said the bill he co-sponsored aims to make sure social media platforms "don’t advance disinformation and hate-fueled ...

ALBANY, N.Y. – On Tuesday, Dec. 24 New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed a legislative bill package designed to strengthen protections for the personal data of consumers. During the ...