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A trial is set in the legal fight over Florida’s 2021 law restricting social media platforms

The law prevents platforms from banning political candidates and requires social media companies to have standards about banning users.
social media

A legal fight over Florida’s social media law is on again

A judge in 2021 issued a preliminary injunction to block the law on First Amendment grounds. An appeals court upheld most of that decision.
social media

Florida says its social media restrictions law needs a closer look

Florida says a fight about its law restricting social media should go back to a federal district judge for a closer look.
social media

The fight over Florida’s social media law re-emerges

After a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month, a legal battle could resume about a Florida law restricting social media platforms.
artificial intelligence

St. Petersburg College gets $7.2 million for a semiconductor and AI program

$3.2 million is from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund program and $4 million is from the Department of Education.
kids social media

Florida moves forward with rules on its new social media law that could be challenged on First Amendment grounds

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office published three proposed rules that include addressing age verification.
Cybersecurity IT computer mobile

Two arcade champs duel in the Florida Supreme Court over recordings

Justices are grappling with whether an Ohio gamer violated Florida law when he secretly recorded a Florida gamer without permission.
social media

A Florida appeals court backs Facebook in dismissing a case over a cloned account

A Florida appeals court Wednesday backed Facebook’s argument that it should be dismissed from a lawsuit filed by an ammunition company.
artificial intelligence

Professors tout AI for students and faculty

The Florida university system’s Board of Governors hosted a discussion Tuesday about artificial intelligence, or AI.
ALS

A new way to detect ALS in patients

ALS is a crippling disease that affects the nervous system. There is a new and easier way to detect ALS in patients.
social media

Group urges DeSantis to veto Florida’s bill to keep kids off social media

A tech-industry group Thursday quickly urged Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto a bill that seeks to prevent children off social media platforms.
social media kids

Florida lawmakers pass a revised crackdown on kids using social media

The Florida House on Wednesday gave final approval to a revised bill that seeks to keep children off social media platforms.

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