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States get serious about limiting kids’ social media exposure
Vermont introduced a similar bill earlier this month and an Illinois lawmaker will introduce one next week. Legislators in New Mexico, Maryland and Minnesota are in the process of updating bills submitted last year.
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Kids need protection from the online world
As a pediatrician, I have worked for over five decades caring for generations of children in Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico. In my time working to keep kids healthy and safe, I have encountered a number of threats.
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Child Safe Internet
Greta McAnany with Blue Fever on proposed legislation for greater kid safety on the ‘net.
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Make social media safe for vulnerable teens
As a New Mexico mom with two school-aged children, I’ve invested a considerable amount of time and energy navigating the challenging and complex world of parenting in the digital age.
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Bill would help hold social media groups responsible
Two years ago, the unchecked dangers of the digital world hit home. My son, a 14-year-old freshman at the time, was being bullied at his old school in Texas because of his race. That afternoon, a friend texted him a link to an Instagram account targeting Black students at their high school.