Social Media
New Mexico Accuses Meta of Egregious Harm to Children in Court Case
Trial proceedings in New Mexico’s court case against Meta will conclude later this month, with a judge to decide whether the beleaguered social media company violated state law by exposing minors to explicit content, social media addiction and…
Deceptive Colorado Bill Hides Kids’ Social Media Activity from Parents
Colorado’s deceptive “Protections for Youth on Social Media” bill would allow minors to hide their online activity from their parents. HB26-1148, which Representatives Yara Zokaie and Jenny Willford introduced in the Colorado House of…
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg Denies Instagram is Addictive in Social Media Trial Testimony
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg denied social media is addictive Wednesday in his testimony at America’s first social media addiction trial. The highly anticipated case will determine whether social media companies like Meta can be held legally liable…
America Controls TikTok Now — But Is It Really Safe?
TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, relinquished control of American TikTok to the U.S. late last week. The transaction staves off a looming ban of the app without sacrificing national security — but the platform itself remains as…
UPDATED: Pornography Age Verification Laws — What They Are and Which States Have Them
Half of all states — Louisiana, Arkansas, Virginia, Utah, Montana, Texas, North Carolina, Indiana, Idaho, Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Georgia, Alabama, Kansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, South Carolina, South Dakota, Wyoming, North Dakota,…
Our Christian Worldview is About More Than Our Apologetics
Cultural flashpoints seem to be occurring with increasing frequency, undoubtedly facilitated and exacerbated by the explosion of social media. Situations and issues are quickly magnified and exploited — and more and more people seem to have…
X’s ‘Grok’ Generates Pornographic Images of Real People on Demand
A damaging new editing feature allows people on X (formerly Twitter) to generate sexually explicit images and videos of real people using the platform’s built-in AI chatbot, Grok. “Grok Imagine,” which the bot’s parent company, xAI, rolled out…
Senate Introduces 3 Bills Targeting Sextortion
Lawmakers introduced three bills targeting child exploitation last week following a senate hearing on sextortion. Sextortion encompasses online blackmail schemes in which offenders manipulate people into sharing explicit images of themselves,…
Australia Bans Kids Under 16 Years Old From Social Media
Australia began enforcing the world’s first social media ban on Wednesday. The novel policy, which the Australian legislature passed last year, prohibits people under 16 years old from accessing social media. Platforms including Snapchat,…
Child Safety Advocates Push Congress to Pass the Kids Online Safety Act
Congress must pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), child safety advocates say, so parents can better protect their children from sexual exploitation, addiction and myriad other online harms. The bill, which Senators Marsha…