California bill banning addictive social media features for youth passes Assembly

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover California bill banning addictive social media features for youth…?

Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 11% are rated left, 22% are rated centre, 67% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 12. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is California bill banning addictive social media features for youth… left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of California bill banning addictive social media features for youth… biased?

California bill banning addictive social media features for youth passes Assembly is one event reported by 12 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting California bill banning addictive social media features for youth…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered California bill banning addictive social media features for youth…?

12 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What does the California bill aim to do?

The California bill seeks to ban "addictive features" on social media platforms for users under the age of 16. It passed the California Assembly on Friday and is headed to Governor Gavin Newsom's desk.

What is the Meta settlement about?

Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion (or $18 billion according to Politico) in a settlement with 29 states. The settlement addresses concerns and allegations regarding the company's role in causing harm to young users through addictive social media practices.

Who is supporting the California bill?

The California Catholic Conference is actively supporting the bill and has called on residents to urge legislators to pass it. Their support is mentioned in several reports alongside the bill's passage.