Utah is suing TikTok as of Tuesday for allegedly encouraging children into social media usage that is detrimental to their mental health. The Beehive State is taking aim at the social media company with a focus on allegedly enticing children to use the app for prolonged periods of time, not being honest about its safety and lying … Continued
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a measure into law that sets up a trust fund for a child being used as a social media influencer by their parents or guardian. Senate Bill 1782, filed by state Sen. Dave Koehler, D-Peoria, was recently signed in to law by Pritzker. Beginning next July, the law sets up … Continued
Montana has become the first U.S. state to ban the China-owned app TikTok. Governor Greg Gianforte (R) announced Wednesday that he has singed legislation in order to protect his state’s residents from “the Chinese Communist Party.” “To protect Montanans’ personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party, I have banned TikTok in Montana,” Gov. … Continued
A bill to bar TikTok in Montana cleared a key hurdle and is on track to reach Gov. Greg Gianforte after a final vote Friday in a test case for efforts to outlaw the app nationwide. The bill cleared the Senate 60 votes to 39 Thursday and is set for a roll call in the state House. … Continued
The Babylon Bee, a conservative satire website, is suing California over a social-media law that requires periodic reporting about content categories, terms of service and how the platforms deal with hate speech, so-called disinformation and harassment. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, hailed the law, which takes effect in January 2024 as a win for transparency, … Continued
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Leslie Rutledge told Newsmax Friday that her state is “not standing by and letting Big Tech threaten our children any longer.” “Under Gov. [Sarah Huckabee] Sanders’ leadership, the state of Arkansas, we filed suit against TikTok and Meta because, under Arkansas’ Deceptive Trade Practices Act, essentially these companies were falsely claiming that they’re going … Continued
College students across Florida tried to open their TikToks Wednesday, only to find that they could no longer load the app. Several state universities, including Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, have officially banned TikTok from their campus WiFi networks and university-owned devices following an emergency amendment passed by the Florida Board of Governors last … Continued
Utah became the first state Thursday to sign into law legislation that attempts to limit teenagers’ access to social media sites. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed a pair of measures that aim to limit when and where children can use social media and stop companies from luring kids to the sites. Other states, such as … Continued
The second installment of Elon Musk’s so-called “Twitter Files” was released on Thursday night. Reporter Bari Weiss is live-tweeting the release of the documents online. Weiss posted a thread of 30 tweets on the Secret Blacklists of conservative users on Twitter. Following tonight’s release of the Twitter Files Pt. 2, Twitter owner Elon Musk went online to comment on … Continued
TGP reported over the weekend that the FBI and DOJ were working with Big Tech to target conservatives. This was recently confirmed, although we have suspected this of taking place for years. The Gateway Pundit readers know that The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft is a co-Plaintiff, along with several doctors and a Louisiana news outlet, … Continued
Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined other governors and banned TikTok from state devices. TikTok is a Chinese spyware app masquerading as a social media platform. “TikTok harvests vast amounts of data from its users’ devices — including when, where and how they conduct internet activity — and offers this trove of potentially sensitive information to … Continued
Senators put executives from YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat on the defensive Tuesday, questioning them about what they’re doing to ensure young users’ safety on their platforms. Citing the harm that can come to vulnerable young people from the sites—ranging from eating disorders to exposure to sexually explicit content and material promoting addictive drugs—the lawmakers also sought the executives’ support … Continued
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