Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Children's Social Media Safety Act, which is scheduled to implement stricter privacy ...

Do they realize that showing sorted content is an algorithm? So "show me popular, top-rated, or most recent content" are all "algorithms." ... the wording seems about as stupid as laws that try to ...

In a bipartisan effort to “protect kids from harm,” an unlikely cohort of senators introduced a bill that would restrict minors’ access to social media, as well as ban companies from using algorithms ...

This is the wrong approach. It just needs to be that any content promoted by algorithm becomes the speech of the company, and therefore is no longer protected by Section 230. Of course that would ...

Kids' entertainment is massive on YouTube, the internet video-sharing arm of Alphabet Inc.'s Google. It's also incredibly controversial. Because YouTube lets people post clips with few limitations, it ...

A new bill in New York could change what kids see on social media. The legislation would restrict the use of algorithms for kids and prohibit notifications late at ...

New York finalized regulations for the SAFE for Kids Act, which prohibits tech companies from providing algorithm-driven ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New York's Legislature passed a bill on Friday that would ban social media platforms from using "addictive" recommendation ...

New York’s Legislature passed a bill on Friday that would ban social media platforms from using "addictive" recommendation algorithms for child users. It’s expected that Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign ...