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Social-media history check startup expands into screening election workers

The startup Ferretly scans the seven most popular social media sites for offensive or extreme content posted by prospective employees.

Sep 16, 2024 By Colin Wood

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First Amendment group sues Utah over new social media law for minors

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed a lawsuit against Utah's attorney general, claiming a new law could have a chilling effect on free speech.

Jan 18, 2024 By Keely Quinlan

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 22 in Park City, Utah. (Michael Loccisano / Getty Images)

Utah passes laws limiting minors from social media use

Utah became the first state to pass sweeping legislation limiting minors from accessing social media apps.

Mar 28, 2023 By Keely Quinlan

mayors and other folk — Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, U.S. Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, and San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg speak during a session on hate crimes and online extremism at the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group)

Mayors explore ways to combat online hate and extremism

Amid reports of hate crimes in some cities, several mayors said they're exploring ways to confront online extremism.

Jan 18, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie

Musk’s changes create Twitter blues for government agencies

Twitter has been an essential tool for government agencies getting urgent information to the public. Elon Musk's takeover could change that.

Nov 14, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

NJ Turnpike — The New Jersey Turnpike (Getty Images)

New Jersey’s Twitter account is unabashedly New Jersey

Most state governments' official Twitter accounts just share press releases and service advisories. New Jersey's talks about your mom.

Dec 13, 2019 By Ryan Johnston

How one city trawls social media to inform policy and make decisions

The CIO for Aurora, Illinois, says an AI-powered platform crawls Facebook, Twitter and other sources to help officials understand sentiment and spot problems as they arise.

Apr 8, 2019 By Benjamin Freed

Aidan and Liam McCarty — Aidan McCarty, left, and Liam McCarty (ePluribus)

Browser extension’s creators say it’ll boost civic engagement via social media

The new tool's developers hope to take Facebook and Twitter back from bots and political meddlers.

Feb 26, 2019 By Colin Wood

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South Carolina experiment adds social media to 911 response

And it works best when the data is curated before it reaches a first responder.

Nov 6, 2018 By Colin Wood

Facebook and Google take different stances toward states’ new rules on political ad disclosures

Google is suspending political ads in Washington state, while Facebook simply says state authorities have raised "important questions."

Jun 8, 2018 By Benjamin Freed