Technology
Technology Should Serve People—Not Control Them
Our families are being overwhelmed by technology. Social media, artificial intelligence, data collection, and digital surveillance increasingly shape what we see, what we believe, and how we live.
Technology has fueled information overload, eroded privacy, and made it harder to distinguish fact from fiction. Corporations collect and monetize enormous amounts of personal data, influencing our choices without our informed consent. Meanwhile, AI-powered algorithms and chatbots can exploit children, deepen political division, spread misinformation, and weaken trust in our institutions.
Innovation is essential—but efficiency is not a blank check for data abuse. Technology should empower people, not manipulate them.
New York should lead by enacting common-sense protections:
Require age and identity verification to open social media accounts.
Prohibit social media access for children 17 and under.
Reduce excessive screen time and hyper-stimulation that harm child development.
Protect children and vulnerable individuals from manipulative AI chatbots.
Defang engagement algorithms that trap users in echo chambers and amplify harmful content.
Require clear labeling of AI-generated content, deepfakes, and opinion presented as fact through standards such as C2PA.
Ban customer surveillance pricing that charges different people different prices based on personal data.
Make data collection opt-in by default—not opt-out.
Require companies that profit from personal data to fairly compensate the individuals whose data creates that value.
Define law enforcement’s use of data surveillance.
Strengthen and expand New York's RAISE Act to ensure AI is transparent, accountable, and protects civil rights.
Technology should improve our lives—not profit from our attention, exploit our children, or undermine our freedom. New York can lead the nation in protecting privacy, promoting transparency, and ensuring that AI and social media work for people—not the other way around.