California governor signs laws aimed at protecting kids from risks of social media, AI chatbots

Economic Times TechSeptember 11, 2026en

The laws will penalize large social media companies up to $1 million per child if they are found negligent of harming children through their platforms, ban tech businesses from offering addictive feeds to anyone under 16 and require operators of AI chatbots to perform risk assessments before rolling them out.

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