AI
Senate Commerce Committee United in Support of Limiting Kids’ Screen Time
Still, the E-Rate program got caught in partisan crossfire, as some senators said the program led to unsupervised connectivity in schools.
Social Media
Social media plays a powerful force in the lives of most adults and teenagers.
VR
Virtual Reality Opens Doors for Older People to Build Closer Connections in Real Life
Residents of senior living communities can return to their days of wanderlust and thrill-seeking with virtual reality headsets.
AI
Boys at Her School Shared AI-Generated, Nude Images of Her. After a Fight, She Was the One Expelled
The police took the opposite action, charging two of the boys who’d been accused of sharing explicit images.
Social Media
House Panel Advances 18-Bill Kids’ Online Safety Package
Democrats warn the proposals would override stronger state privacy laws.
Social Media
Australia Will Enforce a Social Media Ban for Children Under 16 Despite a Court Challenge
A Sydney-based digital rights advocate on Wednesday filed a constitutional challenge against the law, which takes effect on Dec. 10.
Charlie Kirk
X's New Feature Raises Questions About Foreign Origins of U.S. Political Accounts
Online sleuths and experts quickly found that many popular accounts are based outside the United States
Rep. Erin Houchin to Keynote Broadband Breakfast Panel on AI's Impact on Children
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Social Media
Denmark to Ban Access to Social Media for Children Under 15
The measure is one of the most sweeping steps against teen and child social media use by a European government.
Social Media
China Says it Will Work with U.S. to Resolve Issues Related to TikTok
Trump and Xi Jinping met but did not finalize an expected deal on TikTok's ownership, leaving the app's fate in the U.S. uncertain.
Social Media
EU Accuses Meta and TikTok of Breaching Transparency Rules
The European Union says Meta and TikTok have breached transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act.
Social Media
Instagram Says It's Limiting Teens to PG-13 Content
Meta announced that Instagram will restrict teenagers to PG-13 content by default, requiring parental permission to change settings.
Social Media
Chair of House China Committee Demands Urgent White House Briefing on TikTok Deal
The request by John Moolenaar, Chairman of Select Committee on the Chinese Community Party, comes after Trump signed an executive order supporting the arrangement.
Social Media
Framework Deal on TikTok Reached Between U.S. and China: Sec. Bessent
Bessent says the objective of the deal would be to switch to U.S. ownership; Trump and Xi to speak Friday, possibly to finalize the deal.
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‘Social Media is a Cancer’: Making Sense of the Charlie Kirk Assassination
Connecting the dots between Utah politics and culture, the hyper-partisan world of social media, and a tragic political assassination.
Social Media
FTC Launches Inquiry Into AI Chatbots Acting as Companions and Their Effects on Children
The FTC said Thursday it sent letters to tech companies to understand what steps companies have taken to evaluate the safety of their chatbots when acting as companions.
Free Speech
Online Age Checks Are Proliferating in Australia, EU, Mississippi and Elsewhere
For example, beginning Friday, Bluesky will no longer be available in Mississippi
