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Stein signs police retention, child protection bills into law
Gov. Josh Stein signed two bills into law on Thursday that focus on keeping communities and children safe, along with two other bills.
News
Social media, AI safety bill advances in NC Senate
Social media bill is quickly advancing through the General Assembly, Democrats say it may not go far enough.
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NC Senate committee revives stalled social media bill for minors
The NC Senate Education/Higher Education Committee voted April 29 to advance House Bill 301, the Social Media Protections for Minors Under 16 Act, reviving a measure that passed the House 106-6 last May but stalled in the Senate. The committee also adopted an AI-in-schools amendment and heard testimony from a Meta attorney backing the bill while pushing to shift age verification onto Apple and Google's app stores.
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Jackson defends NC lawsuit against TikTok
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s office is defending the state’s lawsuit against TikTok in a state Supreme Court filing.
Opinion
Kids need freedom too
What used to be considered a normal level of freedom for kids is now, unfortunately, under attack in many places.
Opinion
Our law requiring age verification for pornography websites is working
Late last year, the General Assembly passed legislation that required pornographic websites to verify the age of those visiting the site. We didn’t want anyone under the age of 18 to have access to such content. This was a commonsense measure, and I was proud to help get it across the finish line. Our message...
Opinion
New age-verification law for online porn will protect NC children
Children in North Carolina are being targeted by the porn industry on a daily basis. The NC General Assembly has passed several pieces of good legislation that address obscene materials children are allowed to access in schools and at public venues. One piece of legislation that passed recently is a bill addressing pornographic materials children...
Opinion
Time for a reboot on kids’ online privacy
One in three internet users worldwide is a child under 18, estimates show. Expect that figure to rise as smart toys and all sorts of smart devices fuel constant connection. How will personal data, collected today, be used tomorrow? Answers are evolving. In a marketplace where information is money, privacy should be protected at every turn. Invasive or...
Opinion
Don’t Overreach on Rules
Those who try to tally up the risks and rewards of gun availability by counting the number of times guns are fired in defense vs. in accidental injuries or deaths are engaging in statistical silliness.
Opinion
Flashback: The First Step To Overregulation
It turns out that falls, not poisons or firearms, pose the most deadly risk to North Carolinians in home-based accidents. So will child-safety locks be required for stepladders?
Opinion
An Outrageous Oversight, A Horrifying Result
A convicted child molester, listed on an official registry of sex offenders, is now wanted for assaulting a five-year-old child -- whom he met as a Durham school volunteer.
