Social Media
Tennessee kids could see major Meta settlement windfall. How will it be spent?
Lawmakers in January will get to decide when and where to spend tens of millions of dollars from a landmark settlement with Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta.
Arkansas expects millions from Meta settlement. Here’s where other social media cases stand.
The state will receive millions from last week's settlement, but still has a number of cases against other social media giants pending.
Meta to pay 47 states up to $17.1B in landmark child safety settlement
The company will only follow through on toughest new limits if TikTok, YouTube adopt similar rules.
Snap decision: AG Sunday files lawsuit against social media giant over lack of teen safeguards
The announcement on Tuesday against Snapchat follows the attorney general’s salvo against TikTok earlier this month
As Meta faces trial for hooking kids on social media, NC’s attorney general offers parents advice
Nearly 30 attorneys general allege the tech giant deceived the public about the harms of their product.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announces lawsuit against TikTok
TikTok pushed back on the lawsuit, saying it relies on “misleading and inaccurate claims.”
Brazil gives parents social media controls for their kids. Should the US?
California is leading on kids’ data privacy in the U.S. but still lags internationally.
Experts tell Alabama lawmakers to set red lines to protect adolescents from AI, chatbots
A state commission hopes to address adolescent mental health through legislation at the recommendation of industry experts as access to technology, like artificial intelligence, and social media grows for children and teens.
Kentucky bill regulating kids’ social media had bipartisan support, AG backing. What killed it?
The bill took a sweeping aim at “addictive” online features like doomscrolling and autoplay, and would have also required social media platforms to estimate the age of users and restrict usage for those under the age of 15.
U.S. Supreme Court declines request to block Texas’ app age verification law
A federal appeals court had allowed Texas to require app stores to verify users’ ages and seek parental consent before a minor can download apps while litigation continues.
Featured eBooks
Experts tell Alabama lawmakers to clearly define ages, artificial intelligence in future legislation
Kevin Frazier, AI innovation and law fellow at the University of Texas, told lawmakers that an outright ban on AI is not the answer.
Walz signs bill enacting social media guardrails for Minnesota children
The bipartisan law requires parental consent for Minnesota children under 16 to obtain a social media account. The account defaults to the highest privacy settings that allow parents to limit their child’s usage.
WhatsApp, Meta can access Texans’ private messages, AG Ken Paxton claims in lawsuit
The attorney general’s office argues WhatsApp and parent company Meta are deceiving users by claiming the companies can’t view their encrypted messages.
Michigan Senate passes ‘Kids Over Clicks’ bill targeting social media addiction, online exploitation
State lawmakers brought new changes for the ways in which Big Tech companies are held accountable for unethical practices that leave children and teenagers vulnerable to the perils of social media.
Minnesota passes the nation’s first ban on ‘nudification’ apps
The apps are one of the major ways nonconsensual AI deepfakes can be made without any technical expertise — including by kids.
How would proposed age restrictions on social media use actually work?
Massachusetts may join a growing number of governments here and abroad looking to force stricter rules.
California students author new ‘digital wellness’ bill, say phone bans fall short
Assembly Bill 2071 would require California schools to include social media and AI use in health classes.
Social media companies must respond to search warrants within 72 hours under new Colorado law
Separate bill still under consideration would require compliance with search warrants within 24 hours.
Gov. Sherrill backs social media restrictions for young people
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill indicated support for bills demanding black box warning for frequent social media users and limits on targeted ads for minors.
Kansas banking officials ask lawmakers to hold social media, phone companies liable for fraud
Kansas bankers seek legislation that would hold telecommunications providers and social media platforms liable for fraudulent activity that results in losses for banks.
