AB 2246 — Youth Social Media Protection Act: Report
AB 2246, titled the Youth Social Media Protection Act, is a legislative report bill in California aimed at addressing risks to minors on social media platforms. The bill focuses on protecting youth from harmful content and addictive design features that may negatively impact their mental health. It is currently under review by the California legislature's Public Health and Consumer Protection Committee.
Linked Incidents
3Incidents this policy has been directly linked to
14-year-old girl develops anxiety and depression from Instagram and YouTube addiction, leading to $6M settlement from Meta and YouTube
French teenager claims TikTok's addictive design harms mental health, leading to pretrial settlement
Teenage girls exposed to addictive social media algorithms in New Zealand trial over mental health harms
Related Incidents
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14-year-old girl groomed via social media by Sydney private school teacher leading to child abuse material charges
12-year-old girl sexually groomed via TikTok leading to out-of-state assault in Binghamton, New York
9-year-old girl dies after attempting blackout challenge on YouTube
13-year-old Louisiana girl exposed to AI-generated nude deepfake images leading to expulsion and federal lawsuit against school district
12-year-old girl groomed and coerced into self-harm and producing child sexual abuse materials via social media in New Jersey
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