Minnesota state lawmakers are trying to prohibit social media platforms from using algorithms to recommend content to anyone under age 18. The bill was approved Tuesday by the House Commerce Finance ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – A new proposal from New York Attorney General Letitia James is hoping to put some guardrails on kids’ use of social media. Muna Heaven, from Mothers Against Media Addiction, talks ...

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 ...

Educators, parents and researchers agree social media is highly addicting, and if algorithm-based posts are not driving the mental health crisis plaguing kids, they're at least riding shotgun. But the ...

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 ...

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 ...