New York is Considering Stricter Social Media Content Limits for Children

New York is reportedly finalizing a new legislation that will further limit the content that can be curated for children and teens on social media.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James unveiled the progress of the law as they push to limit how much time minors can spend on social media.

This would be in addition to a customized algorithm feed that will only show younger users chronological posts from accounts they already follow.

State officials touted the new content algorithm as a clear solution to regulate content feeds that "are designed as dopamine for kids," the Associated Press reported.

The proposed law follows after several other states, including Florida, passed stricter social media legislation that entirely bans users under 14 without their parent's consent.

State Gov'ts Push Stricter Social Media Laws to Children

The proposed legislation in New York only follows the growing trend of more states rolling stricter laws on children online.

California is also proposing a similar law to New York, while Minnesota and South Carolina have also started enacting measures addressing child safety online.

New York's social media law is even the second time the state has taken action against companies to supposedly protect children.

Earlier in February, New York City sued multiple social media platforms for "fueling the nationwide youth mental health crisis" through their "manipulative and addictive features and using harmful algorithms targeted to young people."

The litigation is on top of the proposed Kids Online Safety Act being pushed in Congress that will limit the content children can access and share on online platforms.

Young Users Push Back Against Restrictive Social Media Laws

Amid the states' push for stricter social media laws, its underage residents have also started pushing back against the law due to its restrictive nature.

The primary suggestion among internet users is that monitoring what content children see online should be the parents' task rather than the government's.

Other digital watchdogs also raised concerns that restrictive content and algorithm laws on social media will only enable the companies to increase the information collected from children.