Culture
Popular social media platform’s new AI feature gives ‘advice’ to kids about gender confusion(The Daily Signal) – It’s attractive, easily accessible, and easily understood. It’s also nearly impossible to remove from this popular social media app. And it’s primed to deliver dangerous … Read More
Biden administration
Judge denies Biden administration appeal of injunction preventing interaction with social media(The Center Square) – A court order limiting how the Biden administration interacts with social media companies is being appealed to the 5th U.S. District Court of Appeals. Read More
Big Tech, Missouri
White House disagrees with judge’s order on social media in Missouri v. Biden(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice will review a U.S. District Court injunction requested by Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey prohibiting President Joe Biden’s administration… Read More
Biden administration
Injunction preventing Biden censorship collusion with Big Tech is ‘first brick in a wall between tech and state’: Missouri AGMissouri and its co-plaintiffs suing the Biden administration are “erecting a wall of separation between tech and state to protect Americans’ rights to free speech on Big Tech social… Read More
Social Media
Social media protection bill for minors, their parents, sits idle in Senate(The Center Square) – Social media age verification legislation introduced more than two months ago remains in a U.S. Senate committee. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on April 26… Read More
Courts
Biden admin can’t coordinate with social media to suppress speech, federal judge rules(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A federal judge issued an injunction Tuesday ruling that the Biden administration likely violated the First Amendment when it worked with social media companies… Read More
Culture
AI being used to fake digital porn and blackmail teens, warns FBI, expertsExperts familiar with the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) are warning that the rapidly evolving technology is being used to fake child pornography and blackmail kids. “Malicious actors… Read More
Public Education
Nevada teacher says white teachers are the problem, promotes riots in videosAnother teacher is under fire after a series of TikTok videos appeared online promoting far left views and containing controversial comments on race. Jennifer Leja, a teacher at Hyde… Read More
Public Education
Florida law allows teachers to restrict social media use in classrooms in pursuit of ‘traditional education,’ says DeSantisFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will allow teachers to limit the use of social media and cell phone devices by students in the classroom."It gives… Read More
Culture
Montana OKs bans on transgender treatments for minors, TikTok in bid to keep kids safe(Daily Signal) – Montana recently passed a bill banning transgender treatments on minors.“It’s very important that we protect our children, especially physically, from these treatments that are permanent,” Montana… Read More
Crime, Kansas City
Worlds of Fun melee results in new chaperone policy for guests under 16 after 4 p.m.; wary law enforcement hopes it helpsWorlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City will require chaperones starting Saturday for guests under 16, after a wild melee a week prior involving 100-150 teens. The… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Time to admit that social media is complicit in school shootingsAs the nation shakes it’s collective head in disbelief over another school shooting, social media companies once again avoid shouldering their share of the blame for the violence.One… Read More
Biden administration
‘Taxpayer-funded censorship campaign’ assailed by Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt at congressional hearing(The Center Square) – The Biden administration's collusion with social media companies and others to censor speech related to COVID-19, election integrity and other issues "was far more pervasive… Read More
Culture
Utah Gov. Cox signs bills requiring parental consent on minors’ social media use, among other restrictionsUtah Gov. Spencer Cox made history by approving the nation’s first laws requiring parental consent for a minor to use a social media application.Four other states are considering… Read More
Courts
Who’s to blame? More school systems suing social media companies over student mental health(Daily Caller) – Following the example of Seattle Public Schools, more school districts across the country are suing social media companies… Read More
Social Media
Kids under 16 should be barred from social media, and parents should be empowered to delete their Big Tech data, says HawleyChildren shouldn’t be allowed on social media until age 16, argues Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, who plans that and other legislation to protect kids from the documented hazards of… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Seattle Public Schools sues social media companies for exploiting youth, seeks compensation for damagesSeattle Public Schools (SPS)sued several social media companies on Friday, including Facebook, Instagram, Google, and YouTube, seeking damages for harm done to youth.In the suit, SPS accuses… Read More
Culture
5 stats for parents to know about teen digital media use(The Gospel Coalition) – I have two teenage sons. So one conversation I have over and over—with my kids, my husband, my friends—is how to handle video games.Sometimes… Read More
Big Tech
‘Accountability is coming:’ Twitter files spark calls for consequences, answers(The Center Square) – A series of document dumps called the “Twitter files” have exposed the social media companies’ collusion with federal law enforcement and the Democratic Party to… Read More
Culture, Public Education
AGs release Fauci deposition in social media collusion lawsuit alleging censorship of pandemic policy criticism(The Center Square) – A 359-page transcript of the deposition of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden, was released Monday by the two attorneys… Read More