Florida's social media law for teens heads to appeals court

A federal appeals court will hear arguments on a Florida law restricting minors' social media access, challenged as a First Amendment violation.

Social media can draw attention to atrocities – a key factor in reducing risk of recurrence

Social media is often blamed for stoking violence. But it can play a positive role by drawing attention to atrocities – both ...

Indonesia to Block Children Under 16 From Social Media

The ban is to take effect March 28, according to a government minister, but details about how it would be carried out were ...

How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability

A lawsuit against Meta and Google avoids the issue of liability for content and focuses on allegations that social media ...
TechCrunch

These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Over the past few months, several countries have announced plans to restrict social media access for children and teens. Australia became the first to implement such measures at the end of last year, ...
standardmedia.co.ke

Why CSs Tuya and Mvurya have been caught in Kiambu politics crossfire

Cabinet Secretaries Soipan Tuya (Defence) and Salim Mvurya (Sports) on Monday were caught in the crossfire of local politics during the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Thika Stadium in ...
Phys.org

Teens see social media, more than school, as the place to learn about race and faith

For most young people, learning about social and political issues doesn't start with a textbook. It starts with a phone. While debates intensify about whether to impose a social media ban on under-16s ...
Mashable

Homeland security pushes social media giants to dox anonymous accounts critical of ICE

In the latest escalation of their efforts to push back against opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security is issuing hundreds of subpoenas to the ...
The Christian Post

Court hears case of female student facing 10 years in prison for ‘transphobic’ social media post

Court hears case of female student facing 10 years in prison for social media posts about gender identity. Prosecution concerns two posts from November 2020 by Isadora Borges, stating that males who ...
Engadget

Meta really wants you to believe social media addiction is 'not a thing'

In this photo illustration, a Meta logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images via Getty Images) Meta went ...
Nature

Is social media addictive for teens? US courts wade into scientific debate

Is social media addictive to young people? A jury in California is being asked to decide — even though the question still divides researchers. The jury will grapple with two main questions, says Eric ...
Forbes

What Excessive Social Media Means For Older Adults

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Seniors are now among the fastest-growing demographics on social media globally While we ...