California governor signs law to restrict addictive social media features for minors

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed laws addressing online safety, including a ban on serving addictive features to users under 16 years old.

The legislation prohibits social media companies from providing minors with psychologically exploitative features such as infinite scroll, algorithmic recommendations, and autoplay.

Newsom stated the law targets algorithmic engineering rather than enforcing a full user ban, contrasting it with Australia's regulations.