Indiana lawmaker eyes social media restrictions for kids under 16

"This legislation would help protect one of our most vulnerable Hoosier populations," said LaPorte County state Sen. Mike Bohacek, R-Michiana Shores. Read More

New law promises parents more oversight over kids' social media activity

Whiting says a federal district judge blocked ... parents who can modify their children’s account settings and set limits. Whiting believes a more effective bill would include language requiring ... Read More

Addictive social media feeds hit with new California law to protect children

California will, starting in 2027, prohibit social media platforms from deliberately delivering addictive feeds to minors without parental consent as part of a new law. The big picture: States and ... Read More

Federal lawsuit: Tennessee's social media age verification law violates First Amendment

A trade group of social media companies is challenging a Tennessee law that requires parental consent before minors can create accounts. Read More

Judge blocks Utah social media age-verification law

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Utah from enforcing an ambitious new law that would have required social media ... likely to succeed” on its claim that the law is unconstitutional because ... Read More

California Takes on Social Media Addiction in Kids with New Law

Californian Governor Gavin Newsom has signed bill that will prohibit social media platforms from providing addictive feeds to minors. Read More

What is the SCOPE Act? New Texas law requires parental approval over kids' social media

A new Texas law that went into effect Sept. 1 gives parents influence over how much access their children can have on social media ... consent for financial transactions, and block access to ... Read More

California Gov. Newsom signs law protecting children from social media addiction

(AP) — California will make it illegal for social media ... parental consent beginning in 2027 under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday. California follows New York state, which ... Read More

Australia’s social media ban for minors: Has this worked elsewhere?

Some experts argue that a complete social media ban is going too far, and would also block ... law banning children under 16 from accessing the internet, including social media, without parental ... Read More

Judge in Brazil orders Musk’s X to obey ban or face daily fine

Judge Alexandre ... an order for X and other social media platforms to restrict accounts linked to fake news and hate speech. In April, de Moraes again asked X to block several accounts accused ... Read More

What is the SCOPE Act? New Texas law requires parental approval over kids' social media

A new Texas law that went into effect Sept. 1 gives parents influence over how much access their children can have on social media. However, a federal judge in Texas ... require parental consent for ... Read More