- FTC Milestone: Bans Anonymous Messaging App From Serving Minors
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Tuesday, July 9, 2024
For the first time in U.S. history, the FTC has banned ...
- TikTok Limits Teen Ad-Targeting Methods
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, July 8, 2024
Advertisers now will only be able to reach teens using "a f ...
- Mississippi Presses To Enforce Social Media Restrictions
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 8, 2024
Mississippi is seeking to scuttle an injunction that blocked enforcement of ...
- Judge Blocks Mississippi Social Media Law
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 1, 2024
A federal judge on Monday blocked a Mississippi law that would ha ...
- Is YouTube's User-Generated Content A Threat - Or Help - To Big Media?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, July 1, 2024
YouTube is now much more than a user-generated content site. It n ...
- Alma Smokes Out Truth: Vaping Is Dangerous For Teens
MAD, Fern Siegel - Thursday, June 27, 2024
The campaign shows the real-life consequences of vaping: addiction, mood swings a ...
- House Committee Cancels Privacy Bill Markup
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, June 27, 2024
The surprise move came after days of criticism by a broad arr ...
- Tech Industry Urges Judge To Sink Arkansas Social Media Restrictions
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, June 24, 2024
The Arkansas law restricts teens from accessing Facebook and X "even ...
- SpongeBob App Developer Settles Children's Privacy Charges In California
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, June 21, 2024
The mobile app developer Tilting Point has agreed to pay $500,000 ...
- NY Restricts Social Media For Teens
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, June 20, 2024
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a law prohibiting soci ...
- Teens Receiving Recommendations For Sexual Video Content On Instagram: Report
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Thursday, June 20, 2024
Instagram is recommending sexual content in the form of Reels to 13-year-o ...
- Mississippi Asks Court To Uphold Restrictions On Social Media
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 19, 2024
A new Mississippi law that prohibits minors from creating social media accoun ...
- Poignant Ad Inspires Legal Change, Wins Grand Prix
Mad Blog, Barbara Lippert - Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Wedding invites created by girls (including one child bride) are "heart-touching reminde ...
- Vermont Senate Fails To Override Governor's Veto Of Privacy Bill
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Vermont lawmakers sustained Governor Phil Scott's veto of a sweeping privacy bi ...
- FTC Says 'Reason To Believe' TikTok Violates Children's Privacy Law
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 18, 2024
The FTC has sent a complaint about TikTok's compliance with the Children ...
- Mississippi Social Media Law Faces First Amendment Challenge
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, June 10, 2024
The new statute "requires covered websites to monitor and censor speech, mu ...
- 'J-14' To Reappear In Print In August
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Sunday, June 2, 2024
Teen magazine is back after a gap of several months. ...
- Abercrombie & Fitch's 5% Secret? A Fully Balanced Funnel
Retail Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, May 29, 2024
The retailer just posted the best sales and profits in its histor ...
- Kids Safety Bill Moves Forward In House
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 23, 2024
Rep. Frank Pallone warned that the bill "could cause social media compani ...
- New Privacy Protections For Minors Could Backfire, California Agency Suggests
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 22, 2024
"There is currently no privacy-protective way to determine whether a consumer ...
- Kids Safety Bill Still Poses Censorship Threat, Civil Rights Groups Say
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, May 20, 2024
"We continue to have concerns that this bill will be misused ...
- Tech Industry Seeks Veto Of Vermont Bill That Would Regulate Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 17, 2024
NetChoice has asked Vermont Governor Phil Scott to veto a bill th ...
- Lawmakers Float Section 230 Repeal
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, May 13, 2024
"Section 230 is now poisoning the healthy online ecosystem it once fostered ...
- Maryland Enacts Privacy Law Opposed By Ad Industry
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 9, 2024
Ad industry groups said the law includes "the most onerous and restricti ...
- Utah's New Social Media Law Violates First Amendment, Tech Industry Argues
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 7, 2024
"Utah has enacted a law violating bedrock constitutional principles of free spee ...
- Tech Group Battles Ohio Over Restrictions On Teens' Social Media Use
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, May 6, 2024
NetChoice is seeking a permanent block of a new Ohio law th ...
- Ulta Pivots To Mental Health, Teens
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Thursday, May 2, 2024
The beauty retailer plans to give $3 million to nonprofits. ...
- Instagram Tests Teen 'Sextortion' Prevention Tools After Murky Past
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Friday, April 12, 2024
Meta is testing new ways to help protect younger Instagram users fr ...
- Controversial Kids Online Safety Bill Introduced In House
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 10, 2024
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on Apr ...
- Meta Fights Proposed Restrictions On Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 4, 2024
"At its core, the Commission simply wants a do-over -- to a ...