Social Media

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated much of the lower court’s injunction, with the exception of a provision it narrowed concerning alleged coercion against social media companies.

A high school student from Normal helped pass an Illinois law to protect the money young vloggers and so-called "kidfluencers" can make online.

Under a judge's new ruling, much of the federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing any content that might contain "protected free speech." The lawsuit was brought by Missouri's Republican attorney general.

Ashley “Lux” Elzinga is now a social media content creator promoting medical marijuana brands after leaving her job of 15 years as a DJ for the Point on 105.7.

Schools can’t do much about bullying on Instagram because many Missouri school districts base their anti-bullying policies on a state law that uses a 2007 definition for cyberbullying, which makes no mention of social media.

Lara Zwarun’s 2015 research on how Ukrainians use social media to counter Russian disinformation has new resonance today.

Washington University law professor Neil Richards is a leading expert on privacy.

Emma Lembke couldn’t wait to use social media. But by high school, she found herself disgusted with her apps. Now the founder and former CEO of Log Off is building a movement for change as a 19-year-old.

A new data dashboard from Facebook reveals the trends of how small businesses posted during the pandemic, a new measure of how they communicated since March 2020.

100th Monkey CEO Mich Hancock wants to make the online sphere a kinder, more tolerant place. She’s drafted a list of five suggestions for anyone looking to make social media less toxic. And she’s created a Facebook group in hopes of spreading the word. She discussed her quest on "St. Louis on the Air."