Social Media

A group of Texas middle-schoolers won NPR's 4th-annual Student Podcast Challenge, and learned a lesson about fake news and the limits of "talking digitally."

The features were suspended two months after the attorney general sued the social media platforms’ parent company, saying that some of its practices violated Texans’ privacy.

House Bill 20 was passed after several conservatives — most notably, former President Donald Trump — were banned on social media platforms.

Lawyers for the social media companies say the law, HB 20, is an infringement on their First Amendment rights.

City of Carrollton employees Jesika Fisher and Kelli Lewis use humor and pop culture to engage with residents via the city's social media accounts.

The ruling amounts to an immediate ban of Facebook and Instagram in Russia, where both platforms are already blocked. WhatsApp, which is owned by the same company, is still allowed.

Attorney General Ken Paxton asserts that the company, which recently rebranded itself as Meta, violated state law when it captured users' facial features without proper consent. Paxton was also questioned if his choice of venue for the announcement had anything to do with one of his primary opponents.

Officials at Frisco ISD are reopening Lone Star High School on Wednesday after police thoroughly investigated the campus.

Officials say the new rules are a necessary update to an outdated law, but consumer advocates worry that borrowers risk missing key information or falling prey to scammers.

House Bill 20, which was set to take effect Dec. 2, would have let Texas users banned by social media platforms to sue for reinstatement or have the state attorney general sue on their behalf.

The change comes as Facebook looks to recast its public image from battered social network to tech innovator focused on building the next generation of online interaction, known as the "metaverse."

Facebook is putting a hold on the development of a kids’ version of Instagram, geared toward children under 13, to address concerns that have been raised about the vulnerability of younger users.