social media
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Colorado Gov. Polis signs social media warrant bill after last year’s veto
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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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Colorado House passes ‘kidfluencer’ bill requiring trusts, removal rights for children
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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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Colorado legislators revisit social media guardrails for youth
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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
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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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Federal judge blocks Colorado law requiring social media platforms to provide warnings to children
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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…
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Colorado lawmakers eye $2 billion spending hike; wildlife officials release map showing wolf travel; Denver bans sugary drinks from children’s menus | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is March 28, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado lawmakers are proposing to spend $40.6 billion in the next fiscal year – $2 billion more than last year – driven by bigger allocations for health care, a significant expansion in the state’s workforce and more money for schools seeing increased enrollment…
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Colorado senators pass evictions bill; Republican Deborah Flora qualifies for 4th CD primary; lawmakers target kids’ use of social media | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is March 27, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: A two-year effort to add more stringent requirements before a landlord can evict a renter cleared a major hurdle on Tuesday, when the state Senate approved a House measure on a close vote. On Monday, the measure, which requires landlords to show “cause”…
