Hillary Clinton says social media companies need to moderate content or 'we lose total control' - Fox News

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday that social media companies must moderate content on their platforms or else "we lose total control." Clinton told CNN host Michael ... Read More

Social media firms ‘failing to detect and remove’ suicide and self-harm content

Social media firms ‘failing to detect and remove’ suicide and self-harm content - The Molly Rose Foundation is calling for a new Online Safety Bill to strengthen content regulation. Read More

Republicans have lost faith in social media companies, new report says - USA TODAY

Americans’ confidence in social media companies and their executives is plummeting. Distrust is even more common among Republicans, a new report says. $3,500 iPhone possible? Read More

Social media presents ‘profound risk of harm’ for kids, surgeon general says, calling attention to lack of research - CNN

Social media use presents a risk of exposure to dangerous content, including depictions of self-harm, “which can normalize such behaviors,” the advisory says. Read More

A teachers union says it’s fed up with social media’s impact on students - NBC News

The nation’s second-largest teachers union said Thursday it was losing patience with social media apps that it says are contributing to mental health problems and misbehavior in classrooms ... Read More

Social media ethicist says regulation goes beyond moderating content - 60 Minutes - CBS News

While many call for content moderation on social media, Tristan Harris tells 60 Minutes that government needs to regulate the industry's business model. Latest U.S. Read More

Social-Media Firms Lack Adequate Privacy Controls, FTC Report Says

Companies such as Amazon, Meta and X Corp. employed vast consumer surveillance strategies to monetize user data without providing adequate privacy controls, including for children, according to ... Read More

Social Media Companies Still Boost Election Fraud Claims, Report Says (Published 2022) - The New York Times

The report, by New York University’s Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, argues that the companies fuel false conspiracies about election fraud despite promises to combat them. Read More