--A federal judge has halted implementation of a California law intended to restrict companies’ use of information gathered from young internet users in order to protect the privacy of minors.... It would also prohibit businesses from collecting most types of personal information about young internet users, including their physical locations.“ The State has no right to enforce obligations that would essentially press private companies into service as government censors, ” Freeman wrote.... It

Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law in April, was set to take effect Friday. Arkansas’ law is similar to a first-in-the-nation restriction signed into law earlier this year in Utah.... It also wouldn’t have applied to certain platforms, including LinkedIn, Google and YouTube.... Brooks' ruling said the the exemptions nullified the state’s intent for imposing the restrictions, and said the law also didn't adequately define which platforms they would apply to....

close Video How can parents raise kids without social media?... Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs the Social Media Safety Act, also known as SB396, into law.... The measure requires minors to provide age verification before creating a new social media account....

close Video How can parents raise kids without social media?... Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs the Social Media Safety Act, also known as SB396, into law.... The measure requires minors to provide age verification before creating a new social media account....

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close Teens addicted to social media like ‘digital fentanyl’: Florida rep.... NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!... However, these figures not only fail to directly correlate to social media use, but it’s clear Adams isn’t following" the science." New York City Mayor Eric Adams just classified social media as an" environmental" threat....

The hardline approach Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito takes usually gets him what he wants. This year it backfired. Behind the scenes, the conservative justice sought to put a thumb on the scale for states trying to restrict how social media companies filter content.... Some of the rioters waved inverted flags that became a symbol of Trump’s protest of the election results giving Joe Biden the presidency. After The New York Times reported on the flag in May, Democratic members of Congress ca

Samuel Chapman of Los Angeles, whose teenage son died after taking a fentanyl-laced drug he got through Snapchat, is urging California lawmakers to crack down on social media platforms.... Tech platforms help people keep in touch with family and friends, but they also attract drug dealers, pedophiles and other predators.... Plus, social media algorithms can steer young people to posts that could trigger eating disorders or self-harm....

Are Facebook, Instagram and YouTube more like newspaper publishers or telephone companies?... The Facebook application on a smartphone arranged in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, Feb.... So, why isn't that more like a newspaper?...

Twitter is fighting back against the January 6 House Select Committee’s request for the social media company’s internal messages, including Slack messages concerning how they moderated tweets regarding the 2021 insurrection, according to a report.... Twitter said in a statement to the magazine that “ since last year, we have had an ongoing, productive engagement with the Select Committee, and have provided appropriate, relevant information to contribute to this important investigation ”.... Th