Efforts by lawmakers to crack down on social media s potential harms stalled in the past amid fierce opposition from multibillion-dollar tech giants, and renewed attempts could suffer the same fate.
From the sale of deadly drugs to child sexual abuse images, social media can pose dangers. Lawmakers are targeting the platform's algorithms, designs and features amid calls to hold tech platforms accountable for safety risks.
From the sale of deadly drugs to child sexual abuse images, social media can pose dangers. Lawmakers are targeting the platform's algorithms, designs and features amid calls to hold tech platforms accountable for safety risks.
A pair of bills approved by California legislators would regulate how Facebook, YouTube and other platforms treat minors and seek to influence how they moderate extremist content.