It would require online services like social media networks, video game sites and messaging apps to take reasonable measures to prevent harm - including online bullying, harassment, sexual exploitation, anorexia, self-harm and predatory marketing - to minors who used their platforms.
Civil rights groups including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation have opposed it on free speech grounds. In particular, the groups say the bill's definition of harm is so broad and so vague that it could lead social media and other apps to censor content on politically polarizing issues like reproductive health or gender identity.
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