Social Media

A Texas judge found the law requiring adults and minors to verify their age before downloading apps or making in-app purchases likely violates adults and minors' First Amendment rights.

Social media is full of misinformation about mental health. Creators try to combat misconceptions — but is that enough to stop the spread of misinformation?

The lawsuit argues the App Store Accountability Act violates the First Amendment by limiting access to protected speech.

Judge Vonda Bailey, among other elected county officials, has solicited donations on social media from her courtroom.

HB 186 missed a key procedural deadline Wednesday night, halting one of the nation’s most aggressive social media restrictions for minors.

The Texas Legislature has already passed a bill requiring age verification to download apps and is seriously considering another to ban children from social media.

A jury found last week X — then known as Twitter — willfully infringed on part of a patent for technology in its development and operation of Vine and Periscope.

Another ban on TikTok could be on the horizon. On April 5, President Trump’s executive order pausing the ban of TikTok is set to expire.

The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

HB 18, which took effect last year, requires social media platforms to register users' ages and restrict certain content and practices if the user is under 18. An Austin federal judge previously blocked the state from enforcing parts of the law over First Amendment concerns.

The attorney general argues that the social media company violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by listing itself as appropriate for children.

Council member Chris Nettles appears to have called Mayor Mattie Parker and other council members racist in a leaked audio clip from December 2022.