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New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions on Meta apps, algorithms

May 9, 2026 Morgan Lee

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta’s social media apps and algorithms to safeguard children in the second phase of a landmark trial on allegations that platforms such […]

Utah becomes first state to pass legislation requiring app store age verification

March 15, 2025 Hannah Schoenbaum

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah last Wednesday became the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify users’ ages and get parental consent for minors to download apps to their devices. The bill […]

Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds

January 4, 2024 The Associated Press

Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published last week. The researchers say […]

US Supreme Court rules schools can’t punish off-campus speech

July 2, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Pennsylvania teen who was punished by her school district for comments she made outside of school. In an 8-1 ruling in the case […]

Justices rule for cursing cheerleader over Snapchat post

June 23, 2021 Mark Sherman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Pennsylvania public school wrongly suspended a cheerleader over a vulgar social media post. The court voted 8-1 in favor of Brandi Levy, who was a […]

Facebook launches a new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels

August 5, 2020 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Facebook’s Instagram is launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok — Instagram Reels. The new Instagram feature will let users record and edit 15-second videos with audio, and will […]

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US Supreme Court rules schools can’t punish off-campus speech

Justices rule for cursing cheerleader over Snapchat post

Facebook launches a new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels

House Bill 889 would freeze reappraisals for one year
Property tax moratorium heads to House

House Bill 889 would freeze reappraisals for one year