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Pa. House passes bill restricting how social media companies treat minors

Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives is backing legislation aimed at regulating how online social media platforms interact with children

Undercover sting operation renews attention of need to protect kids on social media

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An undercover sting operation in New Mexico is renewing calls by law enforcement for social media platforms to do more to protect kids online. Bodycam video exclusively obtained by CBS News shows how police took down a suspected sexual…

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Social media platforms aren’t equipped to handle the negative effects of their algorithms abroad. Neither is the law.

www.vox.com

Because of one law, the internet has no legal duty of care when it comes to hate speech. Just take a look at what happened in Myanmar.

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Elon Musk Agrees 'Meta Can't Be Trusted' After Zuckerberg-Led Social Media Giant Hit With $37M Fine Over Data Sharing Practices

www.benzinga.com

Elon Musk threw shade at Mark Zuckerberg after Meta Platforms was slapped with a $37.2 million fine by Turkey's competition board.

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Bhavish Aggarwal's 'Pronoun Illness' Post Gets Removed by LinkedIn, Ola CEO Slams Social Media Platform and Their AI Bot for Imposing a Political Ideology in New Tweet

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Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal warned poeple on social media about the increase of 'Pronoun Illness' in India, after LinkedIn AI mistakenly labelled his profile pronoun as ‘they.’ However, his post was removed from Linkedin. In his recent post,…

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Nintendo Switch Ending Support For Social Media Platform 'X' Next month

In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Nintendo has announced it's ending Switch support for the platform next month.

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Social Media Marketers Need to Focus More on Entertainment

Social platforms are being realigned around entertainment, which is an important note.

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Pennsylvania House passes bill aimed at regulating social media platforms' interactions with underage users

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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted Wednesday in favor of legislation further regulating online platforms' interaction with underage users.

Wednesday, May 8

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Brianna Ghey's tearful mum warns more children could die as social media crackdown delayed

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Parents of 11 children whose deaths they link to social media activity are urging Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer to do 'everything at their disposal' to force tech giants to tackle risks on their platforms

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Reddit Users See An 'Inverse Moment' As Shares Pop 14% On Social Media Platform's Financial Performance

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Reddit beat expectations, with revenue of $243 million; ad revenue was up 39%. Analysts are optimistic about its potential for profitability.

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Reddit's Competitive Edge Hidden In Age Demographics? CEO Says 'Where Somebody Might Age Out Of Social Media, They Age Into Reddit'

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Reddit's post-IPO Q1 results reveal losses but highlight a promising trend: its unique appeal across age demographics, positioning it as a platform where users transition into with age, contributing to its soaring stock prices.

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TikTok sues U.S. over First Amendment violation stemming from potential ban of the platform

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance filed a lawsuit against the federal government Tuesday over what it called an “unconstitutional” potential ban in the U.S. of the social media platform. The company is suing to stop

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How Trump’s allies amplify his Truth Social messages to the wider world

Despite the relatively small reach of his social media platform, the former president has continued to speak to a broad swath of the American public through surrogates who echo his words.

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Unveiling Toxic Masculinity: Women’s Empowerment Through Online Platforms

British writer Chimene Suleyman recounts her harrowing experience of being abandoned by her partner while she underwent an abortion in 2016. Her then-boyfriend vanished without a word, leaving her in a state of shock and confusion. What…

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Why Tinubu Should Focus On Social Investments, By Adebayo

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Prince Adewole Adebayo contested the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). In this interview, he speaks on Labour movement’s agitation for a new minimum wage and why the Federal Government should…

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Man wrongly identified as Bondi Junction killer on social media asks police to consider prosecutions

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Lawyers for Ben Cohen provide police with evidence of social media users on X and other platforms falsely linking him to Bondi Junction stabbings

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'It is too late, our boys have gone': Grieving parents tell Ofcom to 'step up' over social media content

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Social media platforms must do more to stop their algorithms from recommending harmful content to children, Ofcom has said.

TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform

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TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, are suing the US government over a law that would ban the popular video-sharing app unless it’s sold to an approved buyer

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VCU Basketball Star Spearheads Maunda, a Social Media Platform Focused on Mental Health

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Joe Bamisile, a rising star for the VCU Rams basketball team, has launched a new social media platform called Maunda. The platform aims to build a community of hope by linking mental health tools and social media in one space. It provides…

Tuesday, May 7

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TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform

TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, are suing the U.S. government over a law that would ban the popular video-sharing app unless it’s sold to an approved buyer.