Decoder with Nilay Patel · Monday, August 31, 2026
New York Governor Kathy Hochul stated that her administration is actively taking action on regulating tech companies, particularly concerning the mental health of young people. She emphasized that these regulations are designed to protect vulnerable youth from issues like addictive algorithms and cyberbullying, comparing the situation to the early days of addressing cigarette smoking addiction.
“My job is to regulate tech companies in that space.”
“So that is an area where I think tech needs to be regulated because it went out of control and now government has to inform a function to protect our residents and our, and our, basically our young people, the most vulnerable.”
“But we are taking action. We're not sitting by.”