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The Supreme Court is keeping a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users.
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Researchers reveal that social influencers are sharing unsubstantiated claims about the side effects of some birth control methods ranging from infertility to depression.
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Florida will have one of the country鈥檚 most restrictive social media bans for minors, if it withstands expected legal challenges.
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PolitiFact identified several videos that used artificial intelligence-generated audio to promote false claims, most of which are related to the 2024 election, on TikTok and YouTube.
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To be clear, it鈥檚 not clear. The narrow requirements under the new legislation would appear to exclude Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), Instagram, Reddit and other popular platforms but may include Snapchat and TikTok.
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These cases raise a critical question for the First Amendment and the future of social media: whether states can force the platforms to carry content they find hateful or objectionable.
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The Florida House passed a bill in January banning kids under 16 from making social media accounts. Supporters say the measure would protect children from harm on social media platforms, while opponents say it would infringe on First Amendment rights.
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SundialAuri Kananen has become famous for going around the globe and cleaning some of the messiest homes. Her book is titled 鈥淗appiness Cleaning: How to Embrace the Mess and Love the Cleanup.鈥
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The bill (HB 3) would require any company that 鈥渒nowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on a website or application鈥 to use 鈥渞easonable age verification methods鈥 to prove that people accessing the site are at least 18 years old.
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Florida legislature is tackling the issues of social media and its potentially harmful effects on minors.
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This list is not comprehensive, but serves as a starting point for the issues that have already generated conversation. As lawmakers discuss policy for the next 60 days, more concerns may emerge.
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Florida lawmakers push for greater restrictions on social media access and minors for the 2024 legislative session.