B.C. puts online harms bill on hold after agreement with social media companies

Global News— B.C. is putting its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement with some of the largest social media platforms to make people safer online.

Tech Times—New Research Reveals 78% of Americans Believe Social Media Companies Hold Too Much Political Power. As problems receive more attention, people are becoming more cautious about big tech companies' power to shape political opinions.

Raw Story—Trump put on notice that all his 'admissions' on social media will haunt him with the jury. Sanctions may rain down on Donald Trump in the form of fines and jail threats for potentially breaching his hush money trial gag order by his rampant social media posts and quotes — but prosecutors may also put all of them into evidence that could be used as fodder to radically sway his jury. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's prosecution team on Tuesday asked the judge to dock the former president for at least 10 posts on his social media account and campaign website that appeared as...

Los Angeles Times—Editorial: Social media companies refuse to safeguard kids. It's up to lawmakers now. From state capitols to Washington, D.C., lawmakers are scrambling to come up with regulations that can protect kids from the potential harms of social media, since the platforms have been unwilling to adopt reasonable safeguards themselves. In just the last few months, Florida passed a law banning children under age 14 from having a social media account, Iowa legislators backed a bill that would require children younger than 18 to get parental permission to set up and use a social media account,...