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Assemblymember Lowenthal tells me that his office has been in conversation with youth-led organizations, like Design It For Us, the Young People's Alliance, and the Youth Power Project.

Another panelist, Nikki Iyer — co-chair of Design It For Us and a Berkeley undergrad student — shares my memories of feeling briefly empowered and excited to be the digitized generation. The democratized, global access to everything and everyone, at face value, made us the most connected generation in human history.

Advocacy groups including Common Sense Media, Design It For Us and Mothers Against Media Addiction similarly praised that law, plus another that bans teens under 16 from accessing allegedly addictive social media features like personalized feeds. “Anyone who is seeking higher office, or any elected office for that matter, over the next couple of years, [has to] have clear solutions, and we hope that this has given them a road map,” Zamaan Qureshi, co-founder of Design It For Us, told Decoded. “I'm very happy that Governor Newsom has done that.”

A report by the youth-led NPO "Design It For Us" was submitted to the trial in New Mexico, which won ahead of other states. Co-chair Sebastian Mahal says. "It was recognized that Meta neglected to design products that were safe for young people. However, this reconciliation is only the starting point. People are beginning to realize that corporate responsibility can and must be questioned."