LOUDONVILLE, New York (WWNY) – An overwhelming number of New Yorkers approve of a new state law that bans social media platforms from pushing “addictive content” to minors without parental consent.
Seventy percent of voters approve of the law, which allows parents to block their kids from getting social media posts suggested by a platform’s algorithm.
That’s according to a recent poll released by Siena College.
The law has large bipartisan support, with 66% of Republicans, 69% of independents and 72% of Democrats supporting it.
Voters, Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said, think the Legislatures should have also passed the Plastics Reduction Act, 58-31%, and the Heat Act, 58-26%.
New Yorkers also supported Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to put congestion pricing in New York City on hold, 45-23%.
“Despite strongly supporting Hochul’s decision to put congestion pricing on hold, and even more strongly supporting the social media bill she championed, voters now give Hochul the lowest favorability and job approval ratings she’s had in nearly three years as governor,” Greenberg said.
The poll shows Hochul’s favorability rating at 38-49%, down a little from 38-46% in May, and her lowest ever job approval rating, 44-50%, down from 45-46% last month.
As far as characteristics, Democrats say Hochul cares about people like them, works hard, is a decisive leader, and is honest. Republicans and independents disagree.
“On four attributes, voters give Hochul lower grades now than in December 2022, when she had slightly positive favorability and job performance ratings,” Greenberg said. “In the most dramatic example, a year and a half ago, voters said Hochul cared about people like them 45-37%. Now they say she doesn’t, 44-34%, a net 18-point drop.”