Sammy’s Law in California seeks to protect youth from social media drug sales

Sammy’s Law in California seeks to protect youth from social media drug sales

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https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/04/24/sammys-law-in-california-seeks-to-protect-youth-from-social-media-drug-sales/

On Feb. 7, 2021, Sammy Berman Chapman, 16, was silently killed in his Santa Monica home. The culprit: a fentanyl-laced pill the teen had purchased on social media.

Now his parents Sam Chapman and Laura Berman are fighting to pass SB 1444 in the California state legislature, known as the Let Parents Choose Protection Act of 2024 — or Sammy’s Law. The bill would require all major social media platforms to allow integration with third-party monitoring software, which can notify parents when dangers—such as drug and firearm sales, bullying or suicidal thoughts—appear on their children’s accounts.