In 2024, Utah passed two laws (S.B. 194 and H.B. 464) to safeguard minors, enhance parental controls, and hold social media companies accountable for mental health harms.

Brands can stand out on emerging social media channels through thoughtful experimentation, tailoring their content to fit each platform’s culture and engaging authentically with users. Below, 17 ...

State lawmakers are considering a new tax on social media platforms to help fund behavioral health care for Washington youth. House Bill 2038, sponsored by state Rep. Lisa Callan, an Issaquah ...

Nearly 40% of children aged 8 to 12 use social media, despite most platforms requiring a minimum age of 13 to sign up, according to a study by the U.S. Surgeon General.

Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Senate. If the new social media tax were to take effect as a part of this year’s two-year state budget, it would raise about $46 million in its first year.

Meta faces calls to open up its platforms Weinstein, the MeWe founder, told Ars that back in the 1990s when the original social media founders were planning the first community portals, "it was so ...

The additional B&O tax for businesses operating social media platforms, if passed into law, would kick in Jan. 1, 2026. It would not apply to nonprofits that are exempt from federal income taxation.