Social Media

Joined by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, Republican Sen. Tom Cotton proposed a bill to prevent young children from using sites like Twitter and Instagram.

A bill that would require all Arkansans to verify their age before opening a new social media account gained final approval in the legislature Thursday.

The state of Arkansas claims TikTok and Meta were misleading consumers about the safety of children on their platforms and protections of users’ private data.

Senate Bill 396 would regulate social media companies and require age verification from users on social media sites.

The order is part of a lawsuit filed against the Republican state senator from Conway by the group American Atheists.

The university's Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies has received a multi-year grant from the Department of Defense to study covert online information campaigns.