in march 2022: the bill covers a range of possible dangerous content such as revenge porn, grooming, hate speech, or anything related to suicide. overall, the bill will not only protect children from online content but talk about how they can deal with this content that may be illegal. it also covers verification roles and advertising as this will all be covered on the social media platform's terms and conditions page. if the social media platforms fail to comply with these new regulations, they will face a $7500 fine for each offense. when it comes to the u.s., recommendations were offered such as finding an independent agency to implement a system of regulations similar to the online safety bill in the u.k. another potential idea was finding a specific rule making agency where the authority is strictly and solely focused on a digital regulator who is available 24/7. california already launched an act called the age appropriate design code act in august 2022, which aims to protect children under the age of eighteen especially regarding privacy on the internet. the overall hope and goal of these new laws, policies, and regulations set into place is to 1) ensure that a case such as molly's never happens again and 2) protects individuals from harmful online content that can lead to mental health problems such as suicide, depression, and self-harm.