Social Media

The Florida House is poised to pass a bill aimed at preventing children under age 16 from using social media, as the tech industry warns the measure could be unconstitutional and would trample on parents' rights.

Florida legislature is tackling the issues of social media and its potentially harmful effects on minors.

Legislative leaders pitched the use of gambling money to help pay for further expansion of a state wildlife corridor and other environmental projects as they kicked off the 2024 legislative session on Tuesday.

In a priority of House Speaker Paul Renner, two House Republicans have filed a bill designed to prevent minors under age 16 from having social-media accounts.

Lawmakers push for greater restrictions on social media access and minors.

House Speaker Paul Renner and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo are in their final year of leadership and at the top of their agendas are expanding health care access and cracking down on social media.

Arguing the law is "entirely incompatible with the First Amendment," two industry groups Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a ruling that blocked key parts of a 2021 Florida law placing restrictions on large social-media companies.

In Palm Beach County, a 10-year-old girl was suspended this past week for bringing the chip to her elementary school, where six children needed medical attention after coming into contact with the chip.

The cause of death has yet to be determined, but the 14-year-old's family pointed to the Paqui One Chip Challenge popularized as a dare on social media as a contributing factor.

The Biden administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.

Language has always evolved, and new words have always popped up. In this case, words were created within a digital setting to evade rules and are permeating spoken language, especially among youths.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a Digital Bill of Rights into law Tuesday outside of the Villages. The bill gives Floridians more control over how tech companies use their data.