- Meta Files Emergency Petition To Derail FTC Hearing On Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 18, 2024
The FTC "has a long history of upholding its own claims," Me ...
- Court Rejects Meta's Claim That FTC Hearings Violate Constitution
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 15, 2024
The ruling marks another defeat for Meta in its bid to dera ...
- 'Scary Not Scary' Confronts Teen Suicide
MAD, Fern Siegel - Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The campaign employs a young female narrator who addresses viewers casually, v ...
- Meta Can't Halt FTC Bid To Restrict Use Of Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 13, 2024
A federal appellate court has rejected Meta's request to halt an F ...
- Virginia-Led Coalition Backs Montana's Effort To Restore TikTok Ban
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 12, 2024
"Montana justly concluded that TikTok engages in deceptive business practices which indu ...
- Snapchat Defeats Sex Abuse Victim's Lawsuit Over Recommendations
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 21, 2024
A Connecticut judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought on behalf ...
- EU Launches Investigation Of TikTok Under Digital Services Act
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, February 19, 2024
The EU's investigation of TikTok's compliance with the newly enacted Digital Servic ...
- California Online Safety Law Violates Free Speech Rights, Chamber Of Commerce Argues
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 14, 2024
California's new Age-Appropriate Design Code Act will turn the state government in ...
- Ohio Social Media Law Ruled Unconstitutional
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, February 12, 2024
A new Ohio law that restricts teens' ability to use social med ...
- California Design Code Censors Speech, 'Masquerades' As Privacy Law, Tech Group Argues
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 8, 2024
The Age-Appropriate Design Code "is one of the most expansive efforts ...
- Meta Helps Teens Avoid, Combat 'Sextortion' On Its Platforms
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Tuesday, February 6, 2024
For "Safer Internet Day," Meta has announced new updates intended to he ...
- Tech Industry Battles Ohio Over Regulations On Teens' Social Media Use
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 30, 2024
The tech industry is pressing a federal judge to block an Oh ...
- Microsoft Endorses Controversial Kids Safety Bill
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Microsoft on Tuesday endorsed the Kids Online Safety Act, a controversial bi ...
- Meta Asks Appeals Court To Intervene In FTC Fight Over Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 26, 2024
Meta Platforms is urging a federal appellate court to halt a Feder ...
- Utah May 'Repeal And Replace' Social Media Restrictions
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 25, 2024
Faced with lawsuits by the tech industry and state residents, Utah lawmake ...
- Ohio AG Seeks To Enforce Law Restricting Teens From Social Media
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Ohio's parental consent law "protects the consumer public and assists Ohio paren ...
- New Hampshire Passes Law Restricting Behavioral Targeting
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 22, 2024
Lawmakers in New Hampshire passed a privacy bill that, if enacted, wi ...
- Instagram's 'Nighttime Nudges' Feature Aims to Help Teens Curb App Use
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Thursday, January 18, 2024
The new "nighttime nudges" feature pops up on teens' phone screens aft ...
- Snapchat Allows Parents To Restrict Their Teens' Use Of 'My AI' Chatbot
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Thursday, January 11, 2024
Parents can now restrict their teens' access to the app's "My A ...
- Judge Blocks 'Troublingly Vague' Ohio Social Media Law
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 10, 2024
A federal judge in Ohio has issued an emergency restraining order blocki ...
- Meta Announces Safety Protections For Teens On Instagram, Facebook
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, January 10, 2024
The new protective tools and resources are focused on the types ...
- New Jersey Passes Opt-Out Privacy Bill
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 9, 2024
New Jersey lawmakers on Monday passed a privacy bill that requires compani ...
- Tech Industry Sues To Block Ohio Social Media Law
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 8, 2024
The Social Media Operators Act, set to take effect next week, requir ...
- Meta Presses To Halt FTC Effort To Restrict Use Of Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 8, 2024
Meta says it will face "irreparable harm" if the FTC can proce ...
- Judge Makes Controversial Ruling In Snapchat Fentanyl Case
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Friday, January 5, 2024
The decision may be seen as controversial with regard to Snapchat's potenti ...
- Many Teens Say Social-Media Use Is 'Almost Constant'
Research Intelligencer, Robert Williams - Friday, January 5, 2024
YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram are most popular with U.S. teenagers. ...
- Montana Wants Appeals Court To Reinstate TikTok Ban
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Montana officials have appealed an injunction blocking enforcement of a law th ...
- Meta Presses Judge To Declare FTC Structure Unconstitutional
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 28, 2023
The FTC's role as both prosecutor and judge "is flatly inconsistent wi ...
- California Kids Safety Law Draws Support From Watchdogs, FTC Commissioner
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 21, 2023
California's controversial Age-Appropriate Design Code a valid regulation of "data capitalism," Fairpla ...
- New Jersey Mulls Restrictions On Teens' Social Media Use
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 19, 2023
New Jersey lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit social med ...