California Social Media Addiction Act (CA Addiction Act)
California law restricting notification delivery to minors during school hours and banning addictive design features that target children.
Key Provisions
What CA Addiction Act requires
Prohibits platforms from sending notifications to minors during school hours
Bans addictive design features targeting minors including autoplay and infinite scroll
Platforms must provide parents with tools to manage notification settings
California AG enforcement with civil penalties
Rule Categories Covered
Phosra enforcement categories for CA Addiction Act
Notification Curfew
notificationsSuppresses non-essential push notifications during configurable quiet hours (e.g., overnight).
Addictive Design Control
algorithmicDisables autoplay, infinite scroll, notification streaks, and other compulsive-use design patterns.
Platforms Affected
Platforms covered by CA Addiction Act
MCP Enforcement
Enforce CA Addiction Act with a single API call
// Enforce CA Addiction Act compliance
tool: trigger_child_enforcement
input: {
child_id: "ch_emma_01",
law: "CA_SOCIAL_MEDIA_ADDICTION",
rules: [
"notification_curfew",
"addictive_design_control"]
}
→ Instagram enforcement applied ✓
→ TikTok enforcement applied ✓
→ Snapchat enforcement applied ✓
→ YouTube enforcement applied ✓
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