Social Media

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut has introduced the National Strategy for Social Connection Act. It would create a White House office focused on improving quality of life, as well as establish guidelines for social connection, similar to those that advise on sleep, nutrition and physical activity.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke about the Kids Online Safety Act at a roundtable discussion with parents, educators, students and clinicians in Hamden on Thursday.

The bill requires parental permission for users under 18 and keeps kids younger than 13 off the apps completely. It also bans the use of algorithms to promote content to kids.

WSHU’s Charles Lane spoke with Chris Gelardi, an investigative reporter at New York Focus, who obtained documents showing how the New York State Police have been using an array of programs that sift through mass quantities of social media information including from Twitter and Facebook.

The New York State Police bought social media monitoring programs that have violated platforms’ policies and been used to surveil Black Lives Matter protesters.

New York state is rolling out a novel strategy to screen applicants for gun permits by requiring people seeking to carry concealed handguns to hand over their social media accounts for a review of their “character and conduct.”

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal is urging federal action against the spread of illegal drug purchases through social media apps.

A state of emergency is declared in Suffolk over today’s nor’easter.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut questioned policy leads from TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube on how their social media platforms affect vulnerable young users on Tuesday.

A member of the Board of Police Commissioners in Stonington, Connecticut, has been asked to resign over his posts about race, immigration and LGBTQ issues…