Social Media Addiction
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By People's Justice
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A commentary published by Project Syndicate argues that as the European Union considers how to protect young people online, it should avoid a blanket social media age ban and instead require tech companies to remove addictive design features.
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Source: project-syndicate.org
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California lawmakers introduced Assembly Bill 1946, described as a reporting mechanism for child sexual abuse material. The bill's status is listed as unknown, with a last recorded action on August 24, 2026, according to LegiScan.
Source: legiscan.com
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TikTok agreed to a €341 million settlement resolving allegations that it violated children's privacy protections in the US, following a Department of Justice lawsuit filed in 2024, according to TheJournal.ie.
Source: thejournal.ie
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A federal trial began in Oakland, California, with Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, facing claims that it contributed to the youth mental health crisis through features allegedly designed to make children addicted to its platforms, according to reporting from the Economic Times.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com