/tags/social-media social media en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:25:01 GMT /2025-04-16/judge-permanently-strikes-down-ohio-parental-social-media-consent-law A law requiring social media and gaming sites to get parental permission before letting any Ohioan younger than 16 on can’t go into effect, period, a judge ruled. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:25:01 GMT /2025-04-16/judge-permanently-strikes-down-ohio-parental-social-media-consent-law Sarah Donaldson /show/all-sides/2024-06-04/tech-tuesday-hunting-cicadas-theres-an-app-for-that Seventeen midwestern states this summer will experience the sight and sound of trillions of cicadas hatching in a phenomenon not seen since Thomas Jefferson’s presidency. We talk with an Ohio professor who developed an app to track cicadas. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:18:46 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-06-04/tech-tuesday-hunting-cicadas-theres-an-app-for-that /2024-02-12/ohios-parental-permission-law-for-social-media-put-on-further-pause A federal judge blocked Ohio's social media law requiring parental permission for users 16-years-old. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:45:27 GMT /2024-02-12/ohios-parental-permission-law-for-social-media-put-on-further-pause Sarah Donaldson /politics-government/2024-01-10/a-judge-has-temporarily-halted-enforcement-of-an-ohio-law-limiting-kids-use-of-social-media A federal judge has temporarily halted enforcement of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:42:40 GMT /politics-government/2024-01-10/a-judge-has-temporarily-halted-enforcement-of-an-ohio-law-limiting-kids-use-of-social-media The Associated Press /2024-01-09/former-disney-star-and-ohio-house-democrats-push-for-law-to-protect-earnings-of-kidfluencers A bill proposed by Ohio House Democrats would establish rules to protect children who earn money with their content on social media. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 04:11:00 GMT /2024-01-09/former-disney-star-and-ohio-house-democrats-push-for-law-to-protect-earnings-of-kidfluencers Jo Ingles /2024-01-08/lawsuit-filed-over-ohio-social-media-parental-permission-law The Social Media Parental Notification Act would require social media and gaming sites to get parental permission before letting any Ohioan younger than 16 onto their platforms. Mon, 08 Jan 2024 22:35:47 GMT /2024-01-08/lawsuit-filed-over-ohio-social-media-parental-permission-law Sarah Donaldson /2023-12-29/ohio-kids-under-16-need-parental-okay-for-social-media-use-under-law-in-effect-jan-1 The new law was part of Ohio’s two-year state budget signed into law in July. Fri, 29 Dec 2023 10:10:25 GMT /2023-12-29/ohio-kids-under-16-need-parental-okay-for-social-media-use-under-law-in-effect-jan-1 Jo Ingles /show/all-sides/2023-10-10/tech-tuesday-remaining-challenges-in-closing-the-digital-divide Closing the digital divide was the goal of the infrastructure bill the Biden administration passed two years ago. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 11:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2023-10-10/tech-tuesday-remaining-challenges-in-closing-the-digital-divide /2023-06-12/ban-on-kids-under-16-using-social-media-is-back-in-ohio-senates-version-of-state-budget The Ohio House had stripped out the social media ban for kids under 16, which raised questions after Gov. Mike DeWine put it in his initial budget proposal, but Senate Republicans restored it. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 19:41:34 GMT /2023-06-12/ban-on-kids-under-16-using-social-media-is-back-in-ohio-senates-version-of-state-budget Karen Kasler /2023-05-09/npr-news/2023-05-09/major-psychologists-group-warns-of-social-medias-potential-harm-to-kids At a time of rising rates of depression and anxiety among teens, the American Psychological Association warns parents that their children need more protection when they are online. Tue, 09 May 2023 04:02:00 GMT /2023-05-09/npr-news/2023-05-09/major-psychologists-group-warns-of-social-medias-potential-harm-to-kids Michaeleen Doucleff