Tag: Bans
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State budget provision bans cellphones in classrooms
Author: BLOGGER Published Date: 11/07/2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) – A provision in the state budget prohibits cellphone use during school hours at public schools. The state budget also mandates that school districts need to implement an anti-phone policy in order to receive state funding. Schools that don’t have a policy regulating the use of cellphones must now develop one. The …
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US Government Bans Teen-Focused Messaging App NGL From Hosting Minors
Author: BLOGGER Published Date: 09/07/2024
A popular anonymous messaging app NGL has promised to stop marketing to children and agreed to pay a $5 million fine after the Federal Trade Commission accused it of lying to users about its service and its capabilities, including artificial intelligence. The FTC said in a statement Tuesday that it has reached a settlement with …