Texas Lawmakers Are Poised to Ban Minors From Social Media

First Amendment Fundamentals for Lawmakers as Courts Block Efforts to Protect Minors on Social Media

Lawmakers considering bills to safeguard minors from ostensible harms linked to social media platforms should carefully review two recent federal court opinions declaring unconstitutional state laws imposing parental-consent, age-verification mandates. US District Judge Algenon Marbley’s April decision from Ohio in NetChoice v. Yost and US District Judge Timothy Brooks’ March ruling from Arkansas in NetChoice v. Griffin illustrate key First Amen…

Senate Blocks FCC from Increasing Social Media Access on School Buses | CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA

Instead of developing a plan to address America’s failing schools and the years of COVID-induced learning loss, the Biden administration passed a last-minute rule to expand access to harmful social media sites on school property. The Senate just voted to halt that.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) partly funds high-speed internet access to in school classrooms and libraries through its E-Rate program. The so-called “Biden Hotspot Rule”

A Virginia Law Is Set To Limit Kids' Screen Time To An Hour A Day

pixdeluxe/E+/Getty ImagesAs kids become tweens and teens, limiting their screen time gets harder and harder. After all, they have their phones and plenty of good (or at least reasonable) reasons why they need to have their devices on them at any given time. But, of course, even the most responsible teenagers aren’t spending all their screen time being productive and studious. No, like many of us, they’re spending a good amount of time mindlessly…

I know social media takes a toll on teens. I see it every day in class.

Re “I’m a teen who sees how social media makes many obsess over appearances. This must stop” (March 28): Writer Saige Glazier provides powerful information in her take on how social media affects teenagers’ appearance. I agree with her. I am a teenage girl who has many friends who have social media and I see how they prioritize their appearance over intelligence. I get to see this firsthand while I’m sitting in my classes — students doing their …

Texas Lawmakers Consider Legislation to Ban Minors From Social Media

Similar laws nationwide are being challenged and blocked by federal courts over potential First Amendment violations.

Internet regulation in Texas expands. The state Congress is close to imposing extensive restrictions on the use of social media by minors, with a complete ban on creating accounts or imposing parental leave to download apps. Bill 186 has already passed in the House with support from both parties, and the Senate has indicated that it will also support it. The law, the deepest of those presented by legislators in the current session as it relates …