Lamont, Blumenthal join forces in support of Kids Online Safety Act

Gov. Ned Lamont and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) joined forces on Friday to try and pass the Kids Online Safety Act as soon as possible. The state leaders spoke with ... Read More

Blumenthal introduces bill that would protect children from online predators

(WTNH) — Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn ... Experts urge all parents to talk to their kids and remind them of online dangers. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head ... Read More

Blumenthal introduces bill to set standards for mobile home parks

Blumenthal said the bill of rights would help residents at mobile parks like CT's Rivermead, where a fire recently tore through four homes. Read More

Sen. Blackburn says there’s ‘urgent need’ to pass kids online safety bill amid roadblock in House

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released a video Monday emphasizing the “urgent need” to pass the Kids ... bill alongside Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), said the bill would require social ... Read More

Fake news, social media, and "The Death of Truth"

The cumulative impact of the lies and distortions just keeps growing, such that Brill titled his ... rules. Social media companies exercise only limited control, permitting lies, fake news and ... Read More

Blumenthal: Pending Report To Identify Medicare Advantage Program Failings

US Sen. Richard Blumenthal announced Wednesday that his Senate subcommittee is nearly done with a report on Medicare Advantage that will show that private healthcare companies being paid to provide ... Read More

Blumenthal pushing for boundaries on AI to prevent deceptive political media from impacting elections

H ARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) is calling for new federal action to prevent deceptive media generated with the assistance of artificial intelligence from impacting ... Read More

Bill would ban sports-betting ads during games and forbid bets on college athletes

Rep. Paul Tonko of New York and Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut introduced the bill Thursday. It’s designed to address what they say are the harmful effects of the rapid expansion of ... Read More

Lawmaker delivers unhinged speech full of Gen Z slang in bizarre rant against youth social media ban

Western Australia senator Fatima Payman has used her platform ... much Kai Cenat and forgot about their plans to ban social media for kids under 14. “If that becomes law you can forgor ... Read More

Social Media

For starters, they can only be a minute long. Utah judge prevents the passing of a law limiting youth social media usage. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants to impose a nationwide ... Read More

Social media fuels fentanyl crisis as drug dealers take to platforms to connect with minors

Fentanyl overdoses have become a leading cause of death for minors in the last five years or so, even as overall drug use has dropped slightly. In a 2022 analysis of fentanyl-laced prescription ... Read More

Blumenthal introduces bill that would protect children from online predators

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) introduced an act that would strengthen the fight against child predators online. Blumenthal meets with CT Ukranian-American community ... Read More