Social Media
New bill considers age restrictions for social media use to ‘put parents back in charge’(The Heartlander) — Federal age restrictions for social media apps can assist parents in protecting their children from technology’s harms, according to one congresswoman fighting for such protections. Rep. Erin… Read More
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Facebook rejects paid post for Kansas City Holocaust exhibit as too ‘political’Facebook has rejected as “political” a paid post promoting a Christian organization’s exhibit coming Sunday on how the Holocaust began. Vision Israel, a nonprofit in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, is rolling… Read More
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Meta ends censorship on Facebook, ditches third-party fact-checkers(The Center Square) – Meta is ending its fact-checking program in the U.S. and replacing it with a system similar to the one used by the X platform. Meta, the… Read More
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Following Texas, Newsom signs bill requiring social media age verification(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a controversial new bill requiring social media companies to verify the age of users, and preventing non-verified users from accessing algorithm-driven… Read More
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Michigan minors could face social media restrictions, increased parental oversight(The Center Square) – Michigan House lawmakers are taking steps to increase online child safety by introducing a bill that would impact minors, their parents and social media companies. The… Read More
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Bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general demand health warning on social media(The Center Square) – A bipartisan group of state attorneys general sent Congress a letter Monday, urging lawmakers to pass a bill that requires a U.S. surgeon general warning on… Read More
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Trump blasts Facebook, Google for ‘wrongly censored’ photo of assassination attempt(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump blasted Facebook and Google Tuesday after Facebook admitted it had censored photos of Trump’s assassination attempt, images widely seen as a major… Read More
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Florida lawmakers pass bill to prohibit kids from having social media accounts(The Center Square) — Florida lawmakers have passed a measure that prohibits minor children from being present on social media platforms in the Sunshine State. House Bill 3 was authored… Read More
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DeWine calls on Congress to deal with children, social media(The Center Square) – Gov. Mike DeWine wants Congress to protect children from social media after a federal judge stopped Ohio from enacting a law that requires parental consent. DeWine… Read More
Missouri, Social Media
‘War for soul of America’ has three fronts, says Missouri attorney general – who has helped make the state Ground Zero on this oneJust as the 2024 presidential election cycle begins in earnest, Missouri has become Ground Zero in this country’s centuries-long fight for freedom of speech. Even as… Read More
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Social media protection bill for minors, their parents, sits idle in Senate(The Center Square) – Social media age verification legislation introduced more than two months ago remains in a U.S. Senate committee. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on April 26 introduced Protecting… Read More
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Kids under 16 should be barred from social media, and parents should be empowered to delete their Big Tech data, says HawleyChildren shouldn’t be allowed on social media until age 16, argues Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, who plans that and other legislation to protect kids from the documented hazards… Read More
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Abbott instructs state agencies to ban TikTok on all government-issued devices(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is taking action that he says will protect the cyber security of Texans from the Chinese owned video-sharing company TikTok. The TikTok… Read More
Big Tech, Free Speech, Social Media
Louisiana, Missouri AGs want judge to block Biden from pressing social media to censor free speech(The Center Square) – Two attorneys general filed for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against President Biden and other federal officials for allegedly colluding with social media companies… Read More