Parents can complain about social networks about children’s addiction – Mehr News Agency | Iran and world’s news

The bill also allows parents to sue on platforms such as Instagram and Tic Tac, according to the Associated Press. They can claim compensation of up to $ 25,000 for each violation.

The bill, introduced in the state legislature, defines “addiction” as children under the age of 18 being physically, mentally, emotionally, developmentally or materially harmed, even though they want to stop or reduce their use of social media. Are, are not able to do this because they are caught up in the social network.

Business groups have warned that if the law passes, social networks in California will stop working for children instead of taking legal risks.

The bill only applies to social media, which earned at least $ 100 million last year. In other words, the proposed law seems to target large social networks such as Facebook, which control a large part of the market.

Of course, the bill does not apply to content distribution services such as Netflix and Hulu, or companies that only offer email and SMS services.

“The age of reckless social experimentation on children is over and we want to protect them,” said Jordan Cunningham, a California lawmaker who introduced the bill.

The bill provides for two ways to evade liability for social media in court. If the bill becomes law, it will take effect on January 1 of the following year, and companies that remove addictive features for children from April 1 will not be liable to pay compensation.

Companies that regularly review their performance to identify and eliminate addictive traits in children will also be safe from parental complaints.

However, various business groups have opposed the bill.