Tag: Social Media
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Gov. Jared Polis vetoes bills dealing with state budget, social media measure tied to Evergreen High School shooting
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday issued the first vetoes of the 2026 legislation, striking down a social media bill that he also rejected a year ago. He rejected a total of four, including a bill that was intended to help balance the 2026-27 state budget. The measure — House Bill 1355 — was among the…
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From social media trusts to 3D-gun restrictions: How Colorado’s latest laws affect residents
Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed two new laws — one requiring parents to set up trusts for children who appear on social media and another banning the production of firearms using 3D‑printing technology. Under House Bill 1058, parents must create a trust for their child if the family earns at least $40,000 a year from…
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Colorado Gov. Polis signs social media warrant bill after last year’s veto
Colorado law enforcement will soon have faster access to digital evidence after Gov. Jared Polis signed a pared‑down bill requiring social media companies to acknowledge and respond to search warrants on a tight timeline, a shift from a broader proposal he vetoed last year. Senate Bill 011 also require social media platforms to establish a…
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EDITORIAL: Social media must step up to protect Colorado kids
A bipartisan effort by Colorado’s legislature requiring quicker turnaround on search warrants issued to major social media companies is almost on its way to Gov. Jared Polis. We urge him to sign it into law. Senate Bill 26-011would enhance law enforcement’s ability to root out and even head off some of the wide-ranging perils threatening…
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Colorado House passes ‘kidfluencer’ bill requiring trusts, removal rights for children
A bill that seeks to provide “kidfluencers” compensation for their work on their parents’ social media accounts passed the Colorado House on Monday, with both Democrats and Republicans voting in favor of the legislation. House Bill 1058, sponsored by Reps. Meghan Lukens, D-Steamboat Springs, and Scott Slaugh, R-Johnstown, has three main provisions: First, it requires…
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Zuckerberg denies at trial that Meta targets children
LOS ANGELES – Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday repeatedly said during a landmark trial over youth social media addiction that the Facebook and Instagram operator does not allow kids under 13 on its platforms, despite being confronted with evidence suggesting they were a key demographic. Mark Lanier, a lawyer for the 20-year-old woman suing Instagram and Google’s YouTube for…
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Colorado legislators revisit social media guardrails for youth
Colorado legislators are making another push to regulate social media platforms, raising worries about the negative impact on youth mental and physical health, even as others argued that policies should be carefully crafted to ensure they balance protection and innovation. The push in Colorado is part of a growing trend in America and elsewhere. In…
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From child actors to ‘kidfluencers’: Colorado lawmakers consider digital-age Coogan Act
Jackie Coogan had been an actor since birth, or just about. His first acting gig was as a toddler in the 1917 silent film, “Skinner’s Baby,” where he played the titular infant. At age 7, he starred alongside Charlie Chaplin in 1921’s “The Kid,” and by the time he turned 21, he was estimated to…
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Why QB Bo Nix deletes social media during NFL season | Broncos notebook
ENGLEWOOD — Good luck finding Bo Nix on Facebook, Instagram or X during the NFL season. The Broncos quarterback on Wednesday explained part of his method to block out external criticism playing a high-pressure position. “For me, it’s quite simple. I delete all my social media,” Nix said after practice at Broncos Park. “I don’t…
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Federal judge blocks Colorado law requiring social media platforms to provide warnings to children
A federal judge on Thursday blocked Colorado from implementing a requirement that social media companies notify users younger than 18 of the effects to their mental and physical health from using the platforms. Lawmakers enacted House Bill 1136 by wide margins in 2024, with a goal of providing “research-based education and interventions” about minors’ use…