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States looking to 2024 to pass revised kids’ online safety bills
A group of state legislators and children’s safety advocates are planning a renewed campaign to import British digital safeguards for kids into the United States as they look to ward off legal challenges from the tech industry.
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Social media platforms are choosing not to protect kids
Social media companies aren’t going to protect kids from deadly harm until we force their hands. That’s what I realized shortly after one terrifying day in 2021 when the police called to tell me my 15-year-old daughter had overdosed on fentanyl after being missing for nearly five months.
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Should First Amendment Rights Really Be Getting in the Way of Kids’ Privacy Online?
Does the First Amendment block the ability of states to protect the online privacy of children? If a lower federal court decision from California is upheld, the astonishing answer is yes. That should trouble all of us.
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Judge blocks California law meant to increase online safety for kids
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked an online child protection law in California and said it probably violates the Constitution.
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America is facing a mental health crisis
This country faces a longstanding mental health crisis, exacerbated by the isolation, fears and uncertainties of the pandemic. This crisis affects all generations, but has been especially devastating for young people.