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YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and other sites are designed to hook kids, say lawmakers who are taking aim at the addictive sites to better protect youth.

A first-of-its-kind proposal in the California Legislature aimed at holding social media companies responsible for harming children who have become

It would only let prosecutors, not parents, file the lawsuits against social media companies.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A first-of-its-kind proposal in the California Legislature aimed at holding social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products would no longer let parents sue popular platforms like Instagram and TikTok.

A previous version of the bill would have let parents sue social media companies for knowingly using products that harmed children. A revised version would only let prosecutors file those lawsuits.

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Sacramento is preparing for a showdown over how far the state should go in regulating social media companies that many blame for contributing to a national youth mental health crisis.

Legislation advances to hold social media accountable for employing addictive tactics

Lawmakers in 34 red and blue states want to crack down on how online companies handle users' content. But those efforts are colliding with the First Amendment.

LONDON: The California state senate voted on Tuesday to pass a law that would allow state lawyers to sue social media companies, such as Facebook and TikTok, for features that harm children. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat could be sued under the state’s law if a prosecutor believes the companies utilized features they knew or should have known would addict minors.