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New York AI and social media regulations for minors

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New York has enacted legislation prohibiting companies from offering AI companion chatbots to individuals under 18, with penalties reaching $25,000 per violation. Additionally, finalized social media regulations set to take effect on January 25, 2027, will prohibit nighttime notifications for minors between midnight and 6 a.m. without parental consent, mandate chronological feeds or accounts followed by the user unless parental permission for algorithmic feeds is granted, and require age-verification methods that do not rely on government-issued IDs. In the educational sector, lawmakers have introduced Senate Bill S10133 and Assembly Bill A9190 to prohibit most AI tools from student-facing instruction in grades pre-K through eighth. This follows a controversy in the Salamanca City Central School District involving a pilot program for a humanoid robot named ‘Sally.’ Expanding on these efforts, New York City is implementing a one-year moratorium on generative artificial intelligence for students in grades K-8 for the 2026-2027 school year. Announced by City Council President Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels, the policy aims to protect cognitive development and mental health for approximately 600,000 students. The city will deactivate AI components in over 38 previously authorized programs and block generalist services like ChatGPT and Claude for all grade levels. The policy introduces age-based screen time recommendations: a 30-minute daily limit for grades 3-5 and a 45-minute limit for grades 6-8. For students in second grade and below, individual device use will be virtually eliminated. Additionally, chatbots intended to act as ‘companions’ or provide emotional support will be banned across all grade levels. While teachers may use AI for lesson planning and administrative tasks, they are prohibited from using it to grade or evaluate students. High school students will have access to AI under controlled conditions, including mandatory AI literacy courses.

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