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Arkansas

Judge temporarily blocks Arkansas parental social media consent law

A federal judge temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that requires parental consent for children to create social media accounts. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks of the Western District of Arkansas granted the preliminary injunction in response to a motion by Netchoice, a trade group for technology companies that has members including Facebook parent company Meta; […]

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Arkansas

Tech Companies Sue Arkansas Over Social Media Consent Law

After Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law that requires teens and kids to get parental consent before signing up for social media, that law is now in the crosshairs of a tech trade group called NetChoice, which filed a lawsuit against it. How To Remove Followers From Twitter According to a press release […]

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Alabama

Facebook targets certain Alabamians for voter registration | #elections | #alabama

With the midterm elections less than a month away, Facebook has been pushing voting information to the top of social media feeds across Alabama. However, not everyone has been getting these notifications, and state election officials aren’t sure how Facebook picks its targets. “We have a dedicated team focused on the midterms and hundreds of […]

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Alabama

Facebook targets certain Alabamians for voter registration | #elections | #alabama

With the midterm elections less than a month away, Facebook has been pushing voting information to the top of social media feeds across Alabama. However, not everyone has been getting these notifications, and state election officials aren’t sure how Facebook picks its targets. “We have a dedicated team focused on the midterms and hundreds of […]

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