Mass. Senate passes social media bill with retro vision for online networks

Mass. Senate passes social media bill with retro vision for online networks

Senators called the proposal a way to regulate Big Tech companies and address the youth mental health crisis while maintaining First Amendment rights, data privacy, and users' ability to join online communities.

MA Senate adopts social media legislation with swath of civil liberties-backed improvements, still needs to address age verification concerns

Fight for the Future has been pushing back against online ID checks or so-called “age verification” across the country and working with Massachusetts legislators for months to find a workable solution to kids safety that doesn’t put young people in harm’s way. Massachusetts residents have been calling and writing lawmakers through Fight’s action page at […]

Senate passes social media bill with retro vision for online networks

The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to regulate youth social media use in what one senators said is an attempt to return the platforms to the "OG social media" of the early aughts.