Georgia lawmakers approved a bill on Friday that would require children under 16 to have their parents’ explicit permission to create social media accounts. Senate Bill 351 would also ban social media use on school devices and school internet services, require pornography sites to verify whether users are 18 or over, and mandate schools to […]
In 2025, children under 14 won’t be able to have social media accounts anymore in Florida without parental consent. The governor, along with some lawmakers, aims to protect children from addiction and online predators. For discussion, NTD spoke with Melanie Hempe, a registered nurse who founded ScreenStrong, a nonprofit that helps families prevent screen-related problems. […]
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a high-profile case about free speech and allegations of government censorship on social media. The justices will decide whether the Biden administration illegally pressured social media companies to censor content. Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers say it’s impossible for him to pay the $464-million bond in the […]
Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical of state arguments on March 18 that the federal government was wrong to communicate with social media platforms about public health issues during the recent pandemic. At the same time, during oral argument in Murthy v. Missouri, the states argued that the federal government strong-armed social media companies into censoring […]
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in an appeal by President Joe Biden’s administration of restrictions imposed by lower courts on its ability to encourage social media companies to remove content deemed misinformation, including about elections and COVID-19. 9 a.m. ET: outside of Supreme Court 10: a.m. ET: Oral Arguments, Audio Only The court hearing […]
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments in a case that concerns what two lower courts found to be a “coordinated campaign” by top Biden administration officials to suppress disfavored views on key public issues like COVID-19 vaccine side effects and pandemic lockdowns. The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing on March 18 […]
Public officials may block people on social media in certain situations, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on March 15. The case is separate from but brings to mind a lawsuit that several individuals previously filed against former President Donald Trump after he blocked them from accessing his social media account on Twitter, which was later […]
Andrew Selepak, a social media professor at the University of Florida, speaks with NTD about two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this week.
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in two cases involving content moderation on social media platforms. Tech industry groups sued Texas and Florida over their new laws regulating what the platforms can ban. The industry associations argued that the laws violate their First Amendment rights. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are both […]
Florida and Texas should be allowed to regulate how social media platforms moderate content, lawyers for the states told the Supreme Court on Feb. 26. During oral arguments, the justices seemed to be grasping for a new rule they could use to apply free speech principles to online discussions. But there are “a bunch of […]
Cheap price tags meet with a lavish marketing endeavor. Chinese-backed online superstore Temu dropped $21 million on three Super Bowl ads this year, along with $15 million in giveaways—despite allegations against the app of forced labor and counterfeit goods. And TikTok’s CEO faced with intense scrutiny over ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Rex Lee, […]
New York Mayor Eric Adams filed litigation against major social media platforms, accusing them of negatively impacting young people’s mental health. Mr. Adams announced the move Wednesday, saying that social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube have only one goal: to make the user stay online as long as possible to have […]
Florida senators have moved forward with a proposed bill to ban people under 16 from using social media platforms with addictive features, regardless of parental approval. Gov. Ron DeSantis has expressed concerns about the legality of the move. The Florida House overwhelmingly approved the proposal in a 106-13 vote last month, and the Senate’s Judiciary […]
Melanie Hempe started an organization called ScreenStrong to address the growing needs of families navigating the challenges of children’s and teens’ safety online. She told NTD that while she does welcome change from the top down, parents can’t wait for social media companies to make those changes. Her comments come after a Senate hearing on […]
Leaving class to use the bathroom or perhaps just to clear your head—that’s something a lot of students have done over the years. But a middle school in North Carolina says it got so bad, students were leaving class up to 9 times a day to make videos for social media in the bathroom mirrors. […]
How can you protect your child from online social media predators? Tonight, we’ll talk about the CEOs of these social media giants facing a day of reckoning on Capitol Hill, being grilled by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on how they can toughen the regulations against them to protect your child.
The CEOs of TikTok, Meta, X, Discord, and Snap testified in Congress Wednesday over child exploitation. Senators from both parties expressed concern that social media platforms aren’t doing enough to keep children safe. The White House has named the Iran proxy group it holds responsible for the drone attack that killed three U.S. troops in […]
Leading social media company CEOs faced probing questions over their safety policies on Capitol Hill during a Jan. 31 hearing on online child sexual exploitation. The session, held by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, grilled TikTok Inc. CEO Shou Chew, Discord Inc. CEO Jason Citron, Snap Inc. CEO and co-founder Evan Spiegel, X Corp. […]
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill grilled the CEOs of five major social media companies—Meta, TikTok, Snap, Discord, and X—on how their platforms are protecting children from dangers online. The hearing, held by the Senate Judiciary Committee, got heated at times, with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) telling the executives, “You have blood on your hands. You have […]
Denim giant Levi Strauss is planning layoffs. Up to 15 percent of the global workforce could be cut this year. A verdict was reached in former President Donald Trump’s civil defamation case against E. Jean Carroll. Why did a woman convicted of murder avoid prison time? A friend of the victim’s family says the reduced […]
