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This bill proposes new restrictions on social media platforms' interactions with users under 17 years old. Specifically, the legislation would prohibit social media algorithms from targeting minors through techniques like tracking their age or telephone number, which are currently common practices used by platforms to personalize content. The bill also seeks to ban continuous feeds (an endless scrolling feature that automatically loads new content as a user reaches the bottom of their current screen) from social media accounts belonging to users under 17. By implementing these restrictions, the bill aims to protect younger users from potentially harmful or addictive digital experiences that could negatively impact their mental health or online engagement. The proposed law would require social media companies to modify their platforms to create age-specific interfaces and content recommendation systems that do not use aggressive targeting methods for teenage users.

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