High Priority Legislation: Protecting kids from chatbots SB 1119, Adam’s Law, has been the Transparency Coalition’s highest priority measure in California this year. It builds on the foundation established in 2025 by SB 243, Sen. Steve Padilla’s groundbreaking chatbot safety law. That measure, the first of its kind in the nation, required chatbot operators to...Read More
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 21: California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on during a bill signing event related to redrawing the state’s congressional maps on August 21, 2025 in Sacramento, California. In a move to counter Texas House Republicans’ plan to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, California Democrats took up...Read More
They’re aimed at protecting minors, but the rules are not universally supported.
Dirk Von Mallinckrodt/Getty Images California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed multiple measures aimed at protecting the state’s youth. These new laws include restrictions for potentially addictive social media features and limitations on how young users can interact with AI chatbots. The...Read More
California, home to the world’s largest tech companies, is placing more guardrails around social media and artificial intelligence as child safety concerns escalate. On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed more than 10 bills aimed at keeping young people safe online. From suicides to sextortion, parents and their children are wrestling with how social media...Read More
SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday greenlit sweeping new child safety rules for social media and AI chatbots, including a law backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, amid mounting political pressure to regulate tech giants. Newsom’s decision to sign the bills comes at a pivotal moment for Silicon Valley. State and national lawmakers...Read More
Police said a red Ford SUV driven by Latasha Hope, 33, drove off the roadway and struck a light pole. Hope, another adult woman, four toddlers, and one infant were all taken to an area hospital with varying levels of injury. The infant—Dakari Lomax, of Chicago—was later pronounced dead. Hope was charged Tuesday with reckless...Read More
Image of Adam Raine, whom “Adam’s Law” is named in honor of. New legislation to keep kids safe online AB 1709 by Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) – Covered platforms: age restriction: e-Safety Advisory Commission. SB 1119 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego), Assemblymembers Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) and Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) – Companion chatbots: children’s...Read More
Harrisburg on Wednesday granted $50,000 to the South Allegheny School District to fortify its school-safety efforts, less than two weeks after police said a Pittsburgh teen fired a shot from a stolen gun that wreaked havoc at a high school football game. South Allegheny received a $25,000 grant to purchase weapons detections systems and a...Read More
Bestkid A four-digit indoor code adds an adult authorization step for families managing a known risk of a child leaving home unsupervised DENVER, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bestkid announces the U.S. availability of its Child Safety Smart Lock (model MD11), a connected deadbolt that gives adults control over interior unlocking when a child...Read More
