Meta, TikTok and Snapchat are lobbying the state of California to stop the nation’s first bill to allow legal action if features could harm minors. This measure will allow the State Attorney General (equivalent to the State Attorney General) and local and municipal district attorneys to prosecute justice social networks. To justify these claims, authorities will have to believe that companies are providing features that they knew or should have known could be addictive to minors. Addiction is defined as follows: it is the use of social networks that is difficult to limit, despite the desire to do so. It can cause physical, mental, emotional or material harm. The first version text has already been adopted by the National Assembly by 51 votes to 0. It provides that parents miners can attack directly justice companies like Meta (Facebook, Instagram) or ByteDance (TikTok). If the judges agree with them, then they can receive compensation in the amount of at least $ 1,000 for each plaintiff in class actions. Before the new text is approved, it must first pass through the hands of senators and then after their vote, which must be signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Why is this law so important?
One might think that this local law would have no radiation on the international. Error. As far as app functionality is concerned, this new legislation will require companies not to deploy apps to users in California. It really doesn’t seem like much probable Let Meta or ByteDance change their platforms. It’s all or none. This text was created shortly after an internal Meta (Facebook, Instagram) research leak. It stated that the company was fully aware that its services were addictive to children. Moreover, the report Behind Our Smokescreens, available on Netflix, does a good job of describing the neurological mechanisms underlying place these companies to make us drug addicts. According to a 2018 study, 70% of minors use social media. According to another study, 45% of teens say they are “always connected”. In addition, research has been thriving on the Internet for many years, highlighting the vicious influence of social networks. Among teenagers, networks like Instagram leave a lot of place to the image cause significant psychological distress. Recall that access to these platforms possible from 13 years old, early age.
