Florida Governor DeSantis, previously advocating for parents to challenge school library titles, now seeks restrictions on 'bad-faith objections.' Utah and Washington lawmakers are considering bills to combat deepfake pornography and protect minors online. Legislation like the Kids Online Safety Act aims to empower parents and children against online threats.
DeSantis cleans up after Florida book bans — by scapegoating someone else | Opinion https://t.co/bKtcP3naDh
Nevada is taking on three social media companies in state court over alleged harms to youth mental health and well-being. https://t.co/wouH503cwV
RELEASE: Sen. Cruz Joins Updated Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act That Protects Children, Privacy https://t.co/hgIhFJkGk2
Editorial: @GovRonDeSantis, who never accepts responsibility for mistakes, tries to clean up after #Florida book ban mess — by scapegoating someone else https://t.co/xL1KAQGsZd
As #Florida lawmakers move to limit social media, here’s what the kids are saying. Cellphone bans, book challenges and restrictions on class discussion are getting their attention too. https://t.co/VJZA42w2UH via @JeffSolochek
ICYMI: This week we sent a strong message to social media companies harming our kids. This lawsuit seeks to hold them accountable for designing manipulative and addictive platforms targeted at our youth: https://t.co/DZgUknrWEg
Gov. DeSantis supercharged book bans. Now, he’s passing the buck to lawmakers | Opinion https://t.co/UMtPk3ATQG
A new Washington bill would crack down on sexually explicit and fabricated photos of minors: https://t.co/NCwho8sLDs
Kids Online Safety Act reintroduced in Senate expected to pass with major support https://t.co/SQFZOUitfc
As state and national lawmakers reckon with the impact of social media on teens, Sen. Mitt Romney has co-sponsored a bill aimed at protecting children from online harm. Link: https://t.co/ful7Yejx2F
Sen. Mike McKell is proposing changes to the Utah Social Media Regulation Act enacted last year. Several experts and others went before the Senate Business and Labor Committee to speak in favor of those changes. https://t.co/idZk7jTHbG
Our updated COPPA 2.0 bill creates strong privacy protections for young people, bans ads targeted to kids, and requires companies to permit users to delete their information. We must send a clear message to Big Tech: the time of putting profits over kids has come to an end. https://t.co/IJZco5mhbl
Young people—like those I spoke w/at New Britain HS—have repeatedly asked me: how many more children have to suffer before social media platforms make their wellbeing a priority? As momentum builds in the Senate, it’s time to pass the Kids Online Safety Act & create real change. https://t.co/qVgJlbOKXK
The Utah Legislature is still refining their latest revision on a pair of bills they say are aimed at protecting kids from the harms of social media. https://t.co/5EWGxgNyHd
A new Washington bill would crack down on sexually explicit and fabricated photos of minors. https://t.co/NCwho8sLDs
Utah lawmakers passed a bill that prohibits the use of legal personhood in cases involving many nonhuman entities. https://t.co/hVb9NV17ra
Like many of you, I am concerned about the effect that social media is having on America’s youth. That’s why it’s important that we do all we can to protect our children from online threats that pose a great risk to their development and their safety. Learn more about some of…
Gov. DeSantis’ culture wars have failed Florida. https://t.co/mo7P944JoS
Social media is making our young people more vulnerable to cyberbullying, addiction, and long-term mental health challenges. Our legislation requires large tech companies to equip parents and youth with the necessary tools to keep themselves safe online. https://t.co/ClLTx05RGJ
Column: #Florida’s book bans may come back to bite them. Things have gotten so ridiculous that school administrators have banned the dictionary. https://t.co/sCiNCA9YxE via @bsalmondc
Washing state may criminalize deepfake porn by making it a gross misdemeanor. Repeat offenders — as well as those who share fake porn that appears to depict minors — could be charged with felonies. Victims could also sue those who share the imagery. https://t.co/6i3SoY16jP
Washington state lawmakers are weighing whether to make it illegal to share deepfake pornographic images — a use of artificial intelligence that has victimized people from high school students to Taylor Swift. https://t.co/VsZQ6Fe8bD
ICYMI. Social media and mental health: Dozens of states accuse Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms Inc. of causing a crisis among America's youth. https://t.co/hpU7yCr8NQ
The measure would update an existing Utah law that already prohibits “deepfake” pornography. https://t.co/54Gr5Xykz9
The Florida governor who urged for parents to challenge titles on school library shelves is now pushing for limits on “bad-faith objections.” https://t.co/ukdQHcMEID
DeSantis again calls book banning a ‘hoax’ but wants laws tweaked https://t.co/I56xyiRYhm
I cosponsored @MarshaBlackburn and @SenBlumenthal’s Kids Online Safety Act to provide kids and parents with better tools to protect themselves from harmful abuse online, hold Big Tech accountable, and provide transparency into black box algorithms. https://t.co/J8kFTuSzCo
Senator @ErinGrall is a champion for children. I appreciate her efforts carrying HB 1 and her commitment to empowering parents by freeing our children from the grip of social media companies. There is more to life than likes.