Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York lawmakers are trying to limit kids in the Empire State from being exposed to the “addictive” features of TikTok and other social sites without parental permission. The ...

In a bipartisan effort to “protect kids from harm,” an unlikely cohort of senators introduced a bill that would restrict minors’ access to social media, as well as ban companies from using algorithms ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new bill in New York could change what kids see on social media. The legislation would restrict the use of algorithms for kids ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A happy toddler boy sits in his mother' lap as a pediatrician leans over with a stethascope to listen to the child's heart. A new ...

This is the wrong approach. It just needs to be that any content promoted by algorithm becomes the speech of the company, and therefore is no longer protected by Section 230. Of course that would ...

Kids' entertainment is massive on YouTube, the internet video-sharing arm of Alphabet Inc.'s Google. It's also incredibly controversial. Because YouTube lets people post clips with few limitations, it ...

A new bill out of New York is targeting the thing we all have a love-hate relationship with on social media: the algorithm. Governor Kathy Hochul joined lawmakers in introducing the Stop Addictive ...