New York's attorney general has proposed regulations for its crackdown on addictive social media feeds for children, including rules for verifying a user's age.

The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act passed in 2024, prohibiting social media companies from showing feeds personalised by algorithms to users under 18 unless they have a parent's consent.

Instead, feeds on apps like TikTok and Instagram would be limited to posts from accounts that young users follow.

The law also bars companies from sending notifications to users under the age of 18 between midnight and 6am.

The proposed rules for implementing the provisions include standards for determining a user's age and parental consent.

"Companies may confirm a user's age using a number of existing methods, as long

See Full Page