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Committee hears AB 56 calling for warning labels on social media over youth mental health risks
Summary
AB 56 would require social media apps to show warnings about mental‑health risks to children and to display periodic session notices; parents and AG’s office urged passage after testimony by families.
Assemblymember presented AB 56, a bill to require warning labels and periodic notices on social media platforms aimed at adolescents and users under 18. The author described the measure as a light‑touch, educational requirement modeled on public health warnings and the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory about youth mental health and social media.
A number of witnesses testified in support. Victoria Hinks, a mother who said her teenage…
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