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Family advocates urge separate ‘algorithmic protection’ fund from online-harms settlements
Summary
Witnesses and the bill sponsor told the Appropriations Committee HB 7-15 would channel any state recovery from litigation against social-media companies into a separate fund to support prevention and youth mental-health services rather than the general fund.
Del. Delia Rosenberg urged the House Appropriations Committee to report favorably on House Bill 7-15, which would create a separate restitution fund for any state recovery from litigation or settlements with online services alleged to have addictive effects on children. Rosenberg said the proposal follows precedents for tobacco and opioid settlements and would ensure dollars are used to address harms that prompted a suit rather than flow into the general fund.
The sponsor framed the measure as a targeted fiscal mechanism: if the state receives funds from lawsuits or judgments against providers of online material deemed addictive for young…
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