A federal judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking Virginia from enforcing a new law restricting children's social media use, on First Amendment grounds
A federal judge on Friday blocked Virginia from enforcing a new law that aimed to protect children from being addicted to social media …
Social media addiction trial: 20-year-old plaintiff KGM testifies her social media use, which began in childhood, exacerbated depression and suicidal thoughts
A young woman who is battling against social media giants took the stand Thursday to testify about her experience using the platforms …
Social media addiction trial: 20-year-old plaintiff KGM testifies her social media use, which began in childhood, exacerbated depression and suicidal thoughts
A young woman who is battling against social media giants took the stand Thursday to testify about her experience using the platforms …
A look at US tech laws coming in 2026, like California's SB 53 AI transparency law and Virginia's new social media limits for minors, effective from January 1
and, we decided to do something about it. This is critical legislation helps parents fight back against Big Tech and keeps Nebraska's kids safe. I'm grateful and proud that we signed it into law. Go...
Denmark's government has reached a political agreement to ban social media access for anyone under 15, with a possible parental consent exception from age 13
The proposal would be one of the most sweeping steps yet by a European country to curb social media use among young people.
GWI: Time spent on social media globally peaked in 2022 and is steadily declining; North America is the exception, with usage up 15% in 2024 compared to Europe
Time spent on the platforms is declining in every age group, though is most pronounced in younger generations … Stefano Santinelli : AI floods our feeds - and social media's ceiling is showing. — 📊 ...
Australia introduces a bill in Parliament to ban children younger than 16 from social media; companies would face fines of up to AU$50M for systemic violations
www.crikey.com.au/20... Cameron Wilson / @cameronwilson.bsky.social : The Communication Department's analysis of the under 16yo social media ban cites two sources: — a study which has findings that i...
The US NLRB accuses Apple of interfering with workers' rights to organize by restricting their social media and Slack use, its second Apple complaint in a month
RE: https://www.threads.net/... Mastodon: Michael Carty / @MJCarty@mastodon.social : US labor board accuses Apple of restricting workers' Slack, social media use — “The NLRB complaint accuses Apple ...
A US district judge blocks Utah from enforcing the Minor Protection in Social Media Act, set to take effect on October 1, saying the law likely violates the 1A
1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH NETCHOICE … Nate Raymond / Reuters : Utah law restricting youth social media use blocked by judge Bryan Schott / Utah Political Watch : F...
Researcher Sonia Livingstone says constraining tech companies and empowering young people and parents are better alternatives to banning kids from social media
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