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DOGE-Like Effort in FL Could Impact Insurance Industry The wave of housecleaning that’s swept through the federal government courtesy of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency appears...
Judge Permanently Blocks OH Social Media Access Law A federal judge issued an injunction permanently blocking an Ohio law that requires parental consent for those under the age of 16 to have a social...
State Lawmakers Target PSAOs After targeting pharmacy benefit managers for years for contributing to the high cost of prescription drugs, state lawmakers have begun setting their sights on pharmacy services...
Two years ago, California enacted first-of-its-kind legislation allowing residents to demand that data brokers delete the personal information the brokers have collected about them. Known as the California...
MN Considering Taxing Social Media Apps Minnesota’s Senate Taxes Committee heard a bill ( SB 3197 ) last week that would make the state the first in the nation to tax social media apps. The measure...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) launched an investigation into the privacy practices of the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek. The state claims the company violated the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act. (KXAN)
Meanwhile, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) banned the use of DeepSeek on government devices and networks in their respective states. (13 NEWS NOW)
Connecticut’s Joint Committee on General Law held a public hearing last week on a bill (HB 6857) aimed at protecting minors from the potential harms of social media. The measure, backed by the state’s attorney general, William Tong (D), would restrict social media platforms’ use of algorithms that prioritize content for users. (HARTFORD COURANT, LEXIS NEXIS STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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