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Gov. Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong met with lawmakers on Wednesday to outline a bill they said would require social media companies to prohibit minors' access to platforms without parental consent.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong called on state Republicans to condemn violent online rhetoric.

From AI chatbots to social media safeguards, Connecticut and New York lawmakers drove major tech policy debates in 2025, pushing protections for children while navigating limits on regulation.

Amid a 24-hour news cycle and personalized algorithms, a wave of young artists are reviving bold, plainspoken protest music that cuts through the noise.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s (D) official Instagram account accidentally reposted a campaign launch video from state Senator Ryan Fazio (R) this weekend — a video that was highly critical of the Lamont administration.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is renewing calls to pass his Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The bipartisan legislation aimed at making social media safer for children almost became law last year.

In April, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation to place a statewide bell-to-bell ban on smartphone usage in all K-12 classrooms. However, the restriction did not go into place until this academic year.

Creatine supplements have long been popular among iron-pumping gym goers. Social media influencers tout the benefits of creatine for everything. Does the evidence support the hype?

Instagram users now have the option to share their location with friends and followers. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said the feature puts kids in danger, and wants Meta to shut it down.

Inspired by a Margaret Cho DVD, Atsuko Okatsuka chased stand-up for years, but it was the 2020 TikTok dance videos she made with her grandma that catapulted her into the spotlight.