Hunton Andrews Kurth writes:
On June 7, 2024, the New York legislature passed a bill (S.B. S7694A), the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act (the “Act”), addressing children’s use of social media platforms. The bill is pending Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature.
The Act prohibits a “covered operator” of an addictive social media platform from providing an addictive feed to a user unless (1) the covered operator has used commercially reasonable and technically feasible methods to determine that the user is not a minor (defined as under the age of 18), or (2) the covered operator has obtained verifiable parental consent.
Read more at Privacy & Information Security Law Blog.
For another perspective on the law, see Reclaim the Net‘s article, New York’s “SAFE” Digital ID Act For Kids Threatens Online Free Speech and Privacy, via Joe Cadillic.