NY Orders Apps To Lie About Social Media ‘Addiction,’ Will Lose In Court
New York Governor Kathy Hochul just signed a law that’s going to get expensive fast. The state’s new social media labeling requirement—S4505, courtesy of state Senator Andrew Gounardes—forces websites to slap unscientific warnings on their services claiming that features like algorithmic feeds and push notifications cause addiction. It’s compelled speech based on contested science, which […]