Comment by William Tong

Connecticut is done waiting for the tech elites and Washington to do right by our families. The tech bros look at our kids, our jobs, our way of life and they see dollar signs. They know their social media platforms are addictive, harmful, and divisive. They know that we do not have the guardrails and tools to protect ourselves against the artificial intelligence they are unleashing. They know, and they don’t care so long as the profits keep flowing. This law is a major bipartisan step towards reclaiming parental control over our kids’ exposure to dangerously addictive and deeply destructive social media platforms, and an important first step towards harnessing and containing the possibilities and risks of artificial intelligence.