NY ban on ‘addictive’ social media feeds gives parents power over kids’ phones

New York parents soon could gain control over their kids’ social media scrolls. A first-in-the-nation proposal that bars companies like Instagram and TikTok from bombarding children with “addictive” algorithm-based feeds is poised to pass in Albany — and would reshape how users under 18 consume online content. The legislation aims to curtail the harmful effects...