California has long been a center of global technological innovation. That means the California Legislature has a unique responsibility to ensure burgeoning technologies are regulated sensibly. Missteps will damage California and America in our competition with China over AI leadership and more.

Despite that, the Legislature is advancing two misguided bills rooted in state paternalism.

Assembly Bill 56 is by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D-Orinda. The bill warns of the health hazards for young people from heavy internet use. It would “enact the Social Media Warning Law” that would mandate an “addictive internet-based service or application” must “display a certain black box warning to a user.” The warning would pop up at the beginning of use, then every three hours.

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