{"id":174684,"date":"2026-01-05T12:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/05\/gov-kathy-hochul-calls-for-additional-social-media-artificial-intelligence-safeguards-for-children\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:30:24","slug":"gov-kathy-hochul-calls-for-additional-social-media-artificial-intelligence-safeguards-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/05\/gov-kathy-hochul-calls-for-additional-social-media-artificial-intelligence-safeguards-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Kathy Hochul calls for additional social media, artificial intelligence safeguards for children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/region-state\/hochul-social-media-izemikah\">Gov. Kathy Hochul calls for additional social media, artificial intelligence safeguards for children<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/region-state\/hochul-social-media-izemikah\">https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/region-state\/hochul-social-media-izemikah<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-05 12:55:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.newsday.com\">www.newsday.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Social Media Privacy for Children:<\/strong> Gov. 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