California Bans Addictive Social Media Features for Users Under 16

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen laws addressing children's online safety, including one prohibiting social media companies from serving addictive features to users under 16, per ET Tech. Builders in consumer apps should expect imminent regulation in India—audit your engagement loops (infinite scroll, notifications, streaks) now and prepare product variants that comply with age-gating and addiction-prevention rules.

Source: ET Tech ↗