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Kids Online Safety Act Is a Smokescreen for Online Censorship
The American Conservative· 1 day agoThe proposed bi-partisan Kids Online Safety Act purports to address concerns that social media...
Opinion: Kids online safety act doesn’t answer call to protect kids | Times News Online
Times News· 1 day agoFostering a safe online environment for kids and teens should be a paramount concern for families, educators, and society at large. The co-sponsors of the bill have styled it as a series of ...
Lawmakers Hope TikTok Is Just The Start Of Push To Rein In Social Media Harms
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWASHINGTON — Congress has just sent a bill to President Joe Biden’s desk that would ban the popular...
Beyond TikTok ban: How one state is grappling with teens and scrolling
The Christian Science Monitor· 24 hours agoWill American teens lose their access to TikTok? Public officials are increasingly concerned about...
AI is about to make the online child sex abuse problem much worse
Washington Post· 6 days agoThe nation’s system for tracking down and prosecuting people who sexually exploit children online is...
Countdown to TikTok crackdown: Popular app could see U.S. ban in 9 months
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTikTok now risks becoming a high-profile casualty of the cold-war sequel developing between China...
Mississippi legislation seeks to protect children, teens from online predators
The Star-Herald· 3 days agoThe loss of Walker Montgomery has led to legislation adding protections for minors against online predators. Both the Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act and Walker’s Law were adopted in the Mississippi House and Senate on Wednesday.
Her son bought a fake pill via Snapchat. Fentanyl killed him. Now, Hastings mom is on a mission.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune· 4 days agoIn April 2020, Devin Norring was having migraines and pain from a cracked molar. With the COVID...
Wattpad to Shut Down In-App Messages Following Grooming Allegations
iTech Post· 4 days agoWattpad is finally closing its in-app Direct Messages, claiming that the feature does not align with...
New Georgia law bans minors under 16 from using social media without parental consent
Fox News· 4 days agoGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law that requires children under 16 to have their parent...