U.S. Supreme Court to hear cases on social media content control
Published Date: 2/26/2024
Source: 4 News Now
SPOKANE, Wash. — On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear two cases that will consider the future of social media. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider arguments on whether to give Texas and Florida more control over social media content platforms and their content. The cases will decide whether social media platforms should be able to censor and remove content on the sites. Some are concerned that the harmful content will run rampant online. On Friday, Spokane Public Schools held an informational night to help parents protect their kids. "Social media is one of the things we have to be very aware of and have parents looking at, watching [and] seeing what's happening," Linda Thompson, who works with the Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council, said. Thompson says what's happening is bad decisions coming from bad influence online. "There's a real danger and not making a good decision about what you're watching and what they're really thinking they could do as well," Thompson said. Christy Peterson is a 9th-grade counselor at Shadle Park High School. She thinks kids don't realize what they are posting on the Internet. "So a lot of times I think kids don't realize, like what they put on there, it's on there," Peterson said. "It's not going to go away and they can't erase it." This is why Spokane Public Schools thought a social media awareness night would benefit the community. However, not many parents showed up, and organizers said it was unfortunate because parents want help, but won't come when provided. "Our schools are so supportive of youth and open door policy to come in and talk," Thompson said. "Parents can ask for help. There is no shame in asking for help. This is an epidemic for our young people of social media and the influences that that has on our kids." A few tips by those working to protect your kids online all boiled down to being honest and having conversations. Thompson says prevention does work. ►Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/4NewsNow ►Website: http://www.kxly.com ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/kxly4news ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KXLY4News