Social-media-companies articles
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Social Media Companies Are Having a Bad Moment
Nick H. Penniman What if it were the start of a movement?
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Editorial: Social media companies refuse to safeguard kids. It's up to lawmakers now
From state capitols to Washington, D.C., lawmakers are scrambling to come up with regulations that can protect kids from the potential harms of social media, since the platforms have been unwilling to adopt reasonable safeguards themselves. In just the last few months, Florida passed a law banning children under age 14 from having a social media account, Iowa legislators backed a bill that would require children younger than 18 to get parental permission to set up and use a social media account,...
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B.C. puts online harms bill on hold after agreement with social media companies
B.C. is putting its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement with some of the largest social media platforms to make people safer online.