Legislation
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill banning kids under 14 from social media(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida signed a bill Monday banning minors under the age of 14 from getting on social media. The legislation, which… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court weighs governmentâs power to restrict speech on social media(The Daily Signal) â Those hoping for more open discourse on matters of national concern should not await the Supreme Courtâs decision in Murthy v. Missouri with much optimism. During… Read More
Courts
School districts under the spotlight for how they handle their social media accounts(The Center Square) â School districts around the country are facing issues with how they handle their social media accounts, and the debate has reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Denver… Read More
Legislation
TikTok spying on Americans while trying to âbuy Congressâ to prevent national ban, Hawley allegesTikTok is little more than a âspy appâ for the Chinese Communist Party and should be banned to protect Americansâ most intimate information, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. Hawley has… Read More
Culture
Moms inadvertently expose daughters to predators on Instagram in quest for money and fame, investigation reveals(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Mothers are inadvertently exposing their young daughters to male predators on Instagram in a quest to garner money and fame, an investigation published by The… Read More
Culture
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley drags apology out of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for companyâs harm to teens, would like to drag him into courtMissouri Sen. Josh Hawley took Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to a Capitol-sized woodshed Wednesday for the harm his social media sites reportedly cause to teenagers, challenging the Facebook founder in… Read More
Culture
Report: Predators target children through online games(The Center Square) â Roughly a half-million predators comb through the internet in search of children to victimize, according to a survey conducted by Geonode, a geospatial data platform. Predators… Read More
Culture
Rules of the road: Governing big tech for wellbeing of kids(The Daily Signal) â âWhy expect our children to wear seat belts when we can ask everyone to drive responsibly?â Americans are smart enough to recognize that as crazy talk,… Read More
Culture
Does social media enable cheating in school?(The Center Square) â Earlier this year, Chalkboard News highlighted how students can cheat on online classes and assignments using social media platforms and other new tools. But do social media… Read More
Public Education
Cellphone restrictions are helping students improve at this Washington school districtA Washington school district is seeing positive change after implementing a policy to limit social media access and restrict cellphone use in class. The Peninsula School District near Tacoma approved… Read More
Courts
Utah sued by TikTok group over law requiring parental consent for kids to use social media(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A trade group representing TikTok, and several other social media companies sued Utah Monday over its law requiring minors to obtain parental consent before using… Read More
Opinion
A way to protect kids online that passes constitutional muster(The Daily Signal) â A bipartisan group of senators is about to take Big Tech CEOs to task on Jan. 31, 2024, by having them publicly address their failures to protect kids… Read More
Legislation
New California law requiring ‘media literacy’ in most subjects may sneak woke ideology in K-12 classrooms, critics say(The Center Square) â A new California law mandates that K-12 students learn âmedia literacyâ in math, science, history and social science curriculums, leading some experts to warn of possible… Read More
Courts
‘Weâve got to protect kids’: Missouri AG joins 32 others in suit against social media giant for being addictive and harmful for childrenMissouri has joined 32 other states in suing Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, alleging it has knowingly harmed the mental health of minors by making its social media… Read More
Public Education
Children exposed to porn, strangers via school tablets, apps: âNothing to screen these peopleâA mom in the Kansas City area thought her daughterâs fascination with âFurriesâ â sometimes described as a subculture of people interested in animals with human characteristics â reflected her… Read More
Culture
Bidenâs education secretary deletes explicit rap playlist after backlash(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona deleted a tweet Tuesday showing his music playlist for his bus tour after backlash from education advocates, who expressed… Read More
Public Education
School board fires teacher after parents complain about âSatan worshipâ social media posts(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An Illinois school board fired an art teacher Sunday after parents complained the educator was posting about âSatan worshipâ and violence on social media, according… Read More
Culture
Popular social media platformâs new AI feature gives âadviceâ to kids about gender confusion(The Daily Signal) â Itâs attractive, easily accessible, and easily understood. Itâs also nearly impossible to remove from this popular social media app. And itâs primed to deliver dangerous … Read More
Courts
Biden admin canât coordinate with social media to suppress speech, federal judge rules(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A federal judge issued an injunction Tuesday ruling that the Biden administration likely violated the First Amendment when it worked with social media companies to… Read More
Culture
AI being used to fake digital porn and blackmail teens, warns FBI, expertsExperts familiar with the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) are warning that the rapidly evolving technology is being used to fake child pornography and blackmail kids. âMalicious actors use content… Read More
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