California lawmakers last week passed Assembly Bill 56, a measure that would require tobacco-style public health warning labels on major social media apps when minors log on and use them.

The bill authored by Democratic Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan in 2024 and sponsored by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with nonprofit organization Common Sense Media, seeks to display a U.S. Surgeon General–referenced warning on apps including TikTok and Instagram .

Newsweek has reached out to TikTok and Meta via email Sunday, and to Governor Gavin Newsom's office by phone Sunday afternoon during non-working hours for comment.

Why It Matters

The bill's passage in the California Senate arrives amid ongoing debate over whether and how government should regulate platform design

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