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New Jersey AG sues Discord over alleged child safety failures

Engadget

Back in 2024, California lawmakers proposed the idea of blocking children's access to algorithmic social feeds , and just this year Utah passed an age verification law for app stores , a decidedly blunt way to try and guarantee child safety. This article originally appeared on Engadget at [link]

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Utah just passed the country’s first age-verification bill for app stores. But the fight isn’t over

Fast Company Tech

On Wednesday, Utah became the first state in the country to pass legislation mandating that app stores verify users ages and get parental consent for certain activity on minors accounts. In a statement provided on behalf of Meta, Snap, and X, a Meta spokesperson applauded Utah for putting parents in charge with the passage of the law.

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Next-gen nuclear startup plans 30 reactors to fuel Texas data centers

Fast Company Tech

They could also be a proving ground for an unprecedented legal gambit: in December, the company joined Texas and Utah in filing suit against the U.S. government over its nuclear regulations. the company says its also exploring projects in Utah. Why Last Energy, Texas, and Utah sued the U.S. Meta is also going nuclear.

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Sen. Ed Markey on the politics of technology

The Verge

He has been a proponent of net neutrality, first proposing a bill in 2005. Markey sat down for an interview with Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and policy reporter Makena Kelly to discuss these issues, his proposed solutions, and. He is not usually one for the government to provide services in this way. Well, who was my ally?

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How Trump’s proposed funding freeze has impacted childcare providers

Fast Company Tech

The Trump administration later clarified that certain programsincluding Head Startwould be exempt from the freeze, and Trumps proposal was rescinded just days later. Christina Robles, childcare provider in Salt Lake City, Utah I have been running a daycare from my home since 2013. But dont get me wrongits not enough.

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The antitrust case against Google is becoming just another partisan fight

The Verge

In a world with less going on, we might be having a conversation about why the same government considering a breakup of a tech giant was relying on that same tech giant’s size and power to provide critical aid during a pandemic. Or why the government was relying on tech giants for so much of its pandemic response at all. Governing. ?

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Trump and Musk have huge conflicts of interest. Who’s policing them?

Recode by Vox

Its the latest and perhaps most egregious example of the conflicts of interest that have ensnared both Trump and Musk, who is leading the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a role that has given the worlds richest man the ability to target and gut any government agency that draws his ire. This isnt anything new.

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