Social media feeds personalised by algorithms are being banned in one US state for users under 18. Photo: AP PHOTO

New York's attorney general has proposed regulations for its crackdown on addictive social media feeds for children, including rules for verifying a user's age.

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The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act passed in 2024, prohibiting social media companies from showing feeds personalised by algorithms to users under 18 unless they have a parent's consent.

Instead, feeds on apps like TikTok and Instagram would be limited to posts from accounts that young us

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