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Newsom Signs Law Requiring Online Age Verification

California Governor Gavin Newsom has enacted a suite of seven new state laws aimed at regulating technology. These bills mandate age verification for accessing Apple and Google devices and app stores. Content will be curated based on a user's age group, with violations incurring significant civil penalties. These new regulations will not require age verification for accessing adult websites, unlike in other states. Another bill imposes severe penalties for creating or distributing non-consensual deepfake pornography. Individuals using AI will be held liable for harmful content generated by the AI at their prompt. Social media platforms will be required to display warning labels for users under seventeen who spend over three hours daily on the platform. These measures reflect a response to concerns about the harmful impact of unregulated technology on young people.
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