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Pinellas County elementary school programs to get a makeover A program called Summer Bridge will de-prioritize unlimited enrollment and summer field trips, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Superintendent Keven Hendrick said the district will...

Listen: TikTok is back after a brief dark period.  On Sunday, the social media app, with 170 million U.S. users, went dark.  About 12 hours later, TikTokers saw a message thanking them for their “patience...

Ken Welch to compensate people harmed by construction St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch announced a plan to compensate residents of the Black community who were harmed by the construction of Interstate I-75. Brightline workers vote to...

Listen: Watch:   With a looming TikTok ban, content creators and users may need to look elsewhere for entertainment.  The ban could go into effect on January 19th. After that, new users will not be...

The lawsuit is challenging the constitutionality of a new Florida law requiring age verification for access to websites with adult content.

By Jim Saunders ©2024 The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments in January about a similar Texas law, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody this week asked a federal...

New social media law goes into effect Jan. 1 A new law banning kids under the age of 14 from having social media accounts takes effect in Florida on January 1. Under the law, 14...

Tech-industry groups are challenging the constitutionality of Florida's social media law on First Amendment grounds.

Lawyers with Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office argued the groups’ lawsuit “is still riddled with holes.”

A federal lawsuit says the Florida law violates First Amendment rights and that parents should make decisions about children’s social media.

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

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