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Two Republican-dominated states — Missouri and Louisiana— and five individuals claim the government is violating the First Amendment by systematically pressuring social media companies to take down "false and misleading information."
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Missouri, Illinois and 31 other states filed legal actions against Meta on Tuesday, alleging that the company intentionally designed features that hooked a generation of young people.
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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated much of the lower court’s injunction, with the exception of a provision it narrowed concerning alleged coercion against social media companies.
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A high school student from Normal helped pass an Illinois law to protect the money young vloggers and so-called "kidfluencers" can make online.
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Under a judge's new ruling, much of the federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing any content that might contain "protected free speech." The lawsuit was brought by Missouri's Republican attorney general.
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Ashley “Lux” Elzinga is now a social media content creator promoting medical marijuana brands after leaving her job of 15 years as a DJ for the Point on 105.7.
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Schools can’t do much about bullying on Instagram because many Missouri school districts base their anti-bullying policies on a state law that uses a 2007 definition for cyberbullying, which makes no mention of social media.
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Lara Zwarun’s 2015 research on how Ukrainians use social media to counter Russian disinformation has new resonance today.
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Washington University law professor Neil Richards is a leading expert on privacy.
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Emma Lembke couldn’t wait to use social media. But by high school, she found herself disgusted with her apps. Now the founder and former CEO of Log Off is building a movement for change as a 19-year-old.