New York The Attorney General introduced regulations on Monday to suppress social media feeds that are addicted to children, including rules for verifying users’ age.
The Stop Addictive Feed Exploitation (Safety) Act passed last year prohibits social media companies from showing users personalized feeds to users unless they have the consent of their parents. Instead, feed on apps like Tiktok and Instagram, limited to posts from younger users’ accounts.
The law also prohibits notifications to users under the age of 18 between midnight and 6 a.m.
The proposed rules for implementation include criteria for determining user age and parental consent.
“As long as these methods are proven to be effective and protecting users’ data, companies can use a variety of existing methods to confirm the age of users,” said Attorney General Letitia James’ office.
The office said there are at least 18 options to confirm the user, including, for example, requesting uploaded images or verifying the user’s email address or phone number to check other information.
Users under 18 who wish to receive algorithm feeds and nighttime notifications must grant a company permission to require parental consent.
Legal supporters say that meticulous feeding feeds constructed with user data contribute to the youth mental health crisis by greatly increasing the time young people spend on social media.
“Children and adolescents are trapped in anxiety and depression due to addictive characteristics due to addictive characteristics,” James said during the release of the rules.
Online Age Check Law – In the Rise of the United States – Groups that advocate digital privacy and freedom of speech have won opposition. Despite legal challenges in many states, more than 20 states have passed the age verification law.
this New York The Attorney General’s Office noted that Instagram and other social media platforms themselves have been implementing various forms of age assurance in recent months.
“Incorporating the age-assurance approach into the infrastructure of social media platforms is a positive development that demonstrates the technical and financial viability of the age-assurance approach for these platforms,” the office said. “Unfortunately, the voluntary adoption of the age-assurance approach did not meet the level of protection for minors required by the (Safety) Act.”
After the rules are finalized, social media companies will have 180 days to enforce the regulations.
