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Social Media Sites Are 'Vast Surveillance' Operations
Social media platforms engaged in 'vast surveillance' and failed to protect young people, FTC finds
The Federal Trade Commission released a report Thursday slamming social media platforms including Facebook's parent company, Meta, as well as TikTok, Google-owned YouTube, Snap and other online services over privacy and youth safety concerns.
FTC Says Social Media Platforms Engage in ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Users
Social media platforms are engaging in “vast surveillance” of people online and failing to protect children, according to a new report from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. And if you thought Big Tech was serious about calling for FTC Chair Lina Khan to be fired before, just wait until this report properly trickles through Silicon Valley today.
F.T.C. Study Finds ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Social Media Users
Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds.
California, social media
Calfiornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill to restrict social media use among children
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed two bills in June restricting digital platforms' algorithms and use of children's data. Social media platforms will be required to display content chronologically by default for kids under 18. And websites would be banned from collecting or sharing the personal data of users under 18 without consent.
Addictive social media feeds hit with new California law to protect children
California will, starting in 2027, prohibit social media platforms from deliberately delivering addictive feeds to minors without parental consent as part of a new law. The big picture: States and cities have been grappling with how to limit what health experts deem to be harmful effects of social media on children and teens.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to protect children from social media addiction
California will make it illegal for social media platforms to knowingly provide addictive feeds to children without parental consent beginning in 2027.
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Shelf is a social network based on the media you consume
Shelf lets you show what you listen to, play, read and watch online through your dedicated digital storefront.
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Meet SocialAI, a new social media platform where AI powered bots rule and reply to your posts
Meet SocialAI, an iOS exclusive app that describes itself as “your personal AI-powered social network.” At a time when Elon ...
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Harris, Trump, Social Platforms And Regulation
Some see the platforms as opportunities to talk about products and services while others see them as a way to distort reality ...
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Social media fuels fentanyl crisis as drug dealers take to platforms to connect with minors
Experts, law enforcement and children's advocates say companies like Snap, TikTok and Meta are not doing enough to keep ...
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Experts say AI is the new social media — and parents are not prepared
Parents and teachers are pretty much out of the loop, so that young people are using AI platforms with virtually no guidance, ...
New Hampshire Public Radio
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NH AG Formella calls for a warning label on social media platforms
Attorney General John Formella and a coalition of Attorneys General are calling on Congress to require a Surgeon General ...
MLive
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Kids would need parent approval to be on social media under proposed Michigan law
The proposal also would require social media platforms like Facebook, Snapchat and others to implement a usage curfew for ...
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How LinkedIn became influencers’ hot new video platform
“Video now makes up 60% of time spent on social media,” says Brendan Gahan, CEO and cofounder of Creator Authority, a ...
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