Supporters said the legislation was needed to protect children. But California's influential tech industry said the bill would have done little to protect child safety.
Supporters said rules were necessary to protect children from companies who turn a blind eye to the harm caused to children's mental health when they become addicted to social media platforms they say are designed to manipulate their developing brains.
Thursday, the bill failed to pass a key legislative committee, the final step required before a vote could happen in the state Senate. It's not clear why the bill did not pass. It had passed the state Assembly and other legislative committees earlier this year without a dissenting vote. The bill was a casualty of what's known in the Legislature as the “suspense file,” a list of bills that must first be vetted by the powerful appropriations committees before they can proceed in the Legislature.
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