The UK is reportedly considering legislation that would impose a ‘duty of care’ on social media companies to regulate harmful content on their platforms. This push for an online safety bill was triggered by the high-profile death of a 14-year-old by suicide. The child had been repeatedly exposed to online content encouraging viewers to engage
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Employers beware: Montana and Virginia are the newest states to limit employers’ access to personal social media accounts bringing the total number of states to 19
By Linn Foster Freedman on
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On April 8, the Montana legislature sent its new social media law to the Governor for signature and on March 23, Virginia passed legislation prohibiting an employer from requiring, requesting, or causing a current or prospective employee to disclose his or her username and password of social media accounts or requiring an employee to obtain…