The NC Senate unanimously passed a ban on social media accounts for children under 14, rejecting four Democratic amendments — including a sweeping push from Minority Leader Sydney Batch to extend parental consent to older teens and rein in AI chatbots.
Social media bill is quickly advancing through the General Assembly, Democrats say it may not go far enough.
I’m not saying government should stand by and do nothing, but we should certainly be wary of creating broad new authorities for state government without clear evidence that the benefits outweigh the costs.
All news is banned on Canada's Facebook and Instagram because of our northern neighbor's “Online News Act,” billed as a way to “save journalism” by forcing platforms to pay selected news companies for links or shared content.
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.
NC middle schoolers are still widely using smartphones in class despite a state law requiring bans, with enforcement uneven and more than a third of students using workarounds to bypass school filters.
The deal highlights NC’s dual position in the data center economy, hosting major facilities while also manufacturing critical components that support projects nationwide.
Only a handful of the state's districts have opted for the “best practice” policy recommended to protect students’ mental health: cell phones off and away, from the first bell to the last bell of the day.
“This is not a partisan issue,” Rep. Jeff Zenger, R-Forsyth.
Hurricane Helene recovery in western North Carolina was still top of mind for Gov. Josh Stein at Tuesday’s Council of State meeting.
Too often, we let algorithms decide what we consume, relying on headlines, 60 second reels, and viral clips instead of digging into the facts. But being informed isn’t passive — it takes effort.
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