A bill to impose restrictions on social media platforms and artificial intelligence has unanimously passed the Alaska House of Representatives. The restrictions were added to legislation originally intended to prohibit the generation of child sexual abuse material using artificial intelligence. The bill would require social media companies to verify the age of users and impose specific restrictions on users under the age 18, including restrictions on advertising to minors on the social media and showing them algorithm-driven targeted content. It also prohibits the use of “addictive features” for minors, prohibit minors from using social media between 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., and create penalties for companies that violate these provisions. Some lawmakers expressed concern about the brief consideration afforded to the new limits. The final amendment, proposed by independent Anchorage independent Rep. Calvin Schrage, enacts civil penalties for AI platforms, where a company can be fined $1 million each time their AI system is used to generate child abuse materials.