Will California ban social media for kids under 16? Here’s what the candidates for governor say
Advice on who to vote for in the California governor's race.
Steyer as you are probably aware supports a ban. He claims that he's long supported such a ban. (Which probably is BS, since I don't think anybody even thought of the idea of such a ban until about 3 years ago.)
Beccera also apparently supports a ban
Mahan wants to require parental consent to use social media
Porter opposes a ban for all people under 16. But she left the door open to possibly supporting what she describes as a "Different ban." (She never explained what the "different ban" would be.)
Bianco opposes a ban. He gave the best answer of all the candidates.
Hilton gave a vague answer. Hilton seems to dislike young people being on social media, but he stopped short of endorsing an actual legal ban.
PS A ban might end up being passed by this year's legislature (and being signed into law by Newsom), so the new governor might not even end up having a say over such a ban.
The worst 2 respondents (Beccera and Steyer) are given a combined 72% chance at the California governorship on Kalshi, so not good.