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Associated Press: Tech industry group sues Arkansas over new social media laws. “A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas Friday over two new laws that would place limits on content on social media platforms and would allow parents of children who killed themselves to sue over content on the platforms.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/30/associated-press-tech-industry-group-sues-arkansas-over-new-social-media-laws/

AFP: New push in Europe to curb children’s social media use. “From dangerous diet tips to disinformation, cyberbullying to hate speech, the glut of online content harmful to children grows every day. But several European countries have had enough and agree the EU should do more to prevent minors’ access to social media.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/18/afp-new-push-in-europe-to-curb-childrens-social-media-use/

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Ars Technica: Florida ban on kids using social media likely unconstitutional, judge rules. “A federal judge ruled today that Florida cannot enforce a law that requires social media platforms to block kids from using their platforms. The state law ‘is likely unconstitutional,’ US Judge Mark Walker of the Northern District of Florida ruled while granting the tech industry’s request for a […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/05/ars-technica-florida-ban-on-kids-using-social-media-likely-unconstitutional-judge-rules/

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Texas Tribune: Bill that would have banned Texas minors from social media misses key deadline. “A bill that would have banned minors from having a social media account has missed a deadline to pass in the Texas Senate. House Bill 186, filed by Rep. Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, sailed through the House 116-25 in May, but never received a vote in the Senate several days after a slew of teenagers […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/01/texas-tribune-bill-that-would-have-banned-texas-minors-from-social-media-misses-key-deadline/

Las Vegas Review-Journal: An end to kids’ doom scrolling? Nevada aims to restrict social media. “Senate Bill 63, called the Nevada Youth Online Safety Act, puts into place restrictions on a child’s use of social media. It prohibits digital platforms from using their personal information in an algorithmic recommendation system and prohibits the platforms from collecting and processing […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/31/las-vegas-review-journal-an-end-to-kids-doom-scrolling-nevada-aims-to-restrict-social-media/

The Guardian: ‘Alarming’ rise in regional internet censorship in China, study finds. “China’s authorities appear to have implemented an enhanced version of the country’s internet censorship regime in the central province of Henan, subjecting tens of millions of residents to even stricter controls on access to information than people in the rest of the country.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/29/the-guardian-alarming-rise-in-regional-internet-censorship-in-china-study-finds/

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