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A group representing TikTok, Meta and X sues Ohio over new law limiting kids’ use of social media
7Jan By adminNo Comments
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A group representing TikTok, Meta and X sues Ohio over new law limiting kids’ use of social media

[ad_1]  A trade group representing TikTok, Snapchat, Meta and other major tech companies sued Ohio on Friday over a pending law that requires children to get parental consent to use social media apps.The law was part of an Ohio's law — which requires social media companies to obtain a parent's permission for children under 16 to sign up for social media and gaming apps — unconstitutionally impedes free speech and is overbroad and vague. The law also requires social media companies to provide parents with their privacy guidelines, so that families can know what content will be censored or moderated on their child's profile. “We at NetChoice believe families equipped with educational resources are capable of determining the best approach to online services and privacy protections for them...
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Addictive’ social media apps like YouTube, Instagram that keep children online targeted by NY
13Oct By adminNo Comments
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Addictive’ social media apps like YouTube, Instagram that keep children online targeted by NY

[ad_1] New York would restrict the way online platforms like Instagram and YouTube can collect and share children's personal information and let parents keep their kids from being bombarded by “addictive” feeds from accounts they don't follow, under legislation proposed Wednesday.The bills offered by state leaders are aimed at protecting young people from features designed to keep them endlessly scrolling, endangering their mental health and development, Attorney General Letitia James said. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join. “Young New Yorkers are struggling with record levels of anxiety and depression, and social media companies that use addictive features to keep minors on their platforms longer are largely to blame,” James said. “This legislation will help tackle the risks of soc...
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Vietnam Warns TikTok, Social Media Apps Over ‘Toxic’ Content
7Apr By adminNo Comments
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Vietnam Warns TikTok, Social Media Apps Over ‘Toxic’ Content

[ad_1] Vietnam's communications ministry said TikTok isn't doing enough to remove toxic and false content and warned that the government could soon take measures to restrict operations of the popular social media platform and others seen as violating national laws.Poor management and oversight has led to the spread of “fake news” and “deviant” and “anti-government” content on TikTok, “threatening and corrupting the country's culture and morals,” Le Quang Tu Do, the director of Vietnam's Authority of Broadcasting, Television, and Electronic Information — a part of the ministry — told reporters on Thursday. Do, who said he's seen similar violations by Meta Platform Inc.'s Facebook and YouTube, cited “weak management” at TikTok that has ultimately led to content that violates intellectual ...
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The UK Could Finally Make Social Media a Safer Place
6Dec By adminNo Comments
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The UK Could Finally Make Social Media a Safer Place

[ad_1] Its Online Safety Bill will force Instagram, Snap and others to show how damaging their algorithms can be to kids — if it ever gets through Parliament. Britain's Online Safety Bill, one of the most important new laws aiming to force checks and balances on the social media industry, was finally debated in Parliament on Monday. If the bill doesn't pass by April 2023, it could be dropped entirely. Britain's legislators shouldn't let that happen.The law, first proposed in 2019, cleverly threads the needle between guarding free speech and protecting internet users from harmful content. It is not perfect, but it takes a relatively balanced approach that treats social media platforms like real-world environments that need to follow health and safety rules. In the same way that a groce...
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