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Catfishing Cases and the Financial Losses That Come With Them Are Rising. The Public Wants Social Media Companies, Lawmakers to Crack Down on the Issue
Nearly 4 in 5 U.S. adults support social media bans on catfishing accounts, and most of the public backs additional measures to address fake accounts
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4 in 5 Voters Back Law That Would Make Online Terms of Service Agreements Easier to Understand
Legislation forcing online companies to make terms more “accessible” and “transparent” has majority backing from Democrats, Republicans
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2 in 3 Voters Support Delay of 5G Rollout Near Airports
Over 3 in 5 Democrats and Republicans back recent delay of 5G networks on C-Band spectrum near some airports after airline officials, regulators raised safety concerns
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More Than Half of Voters Back a National Data Privacy Law
About 3 in 5 Democrats and 1 in 2 Republicans said they support a plan to rein in social media companies’ use of algorithms that recommend content based on personal data
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Morning Consult’s Most-Read Stories of 2021
White House upheaval, COVID-19 vaccines and stimulus debates dominated the year in data journalism
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Lawmakers See 2022 as the Year to Rein in Social Media. Others Worry Politics Will Get in the Way
Efforts to regulate the industry gathered steam in 2021 both nationally and at the state level, but partisan differences may undermine future efforts
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7 in 10 Voters Support Teaching Social Media Literacy in Schools
An effort is already underway in Florida to teach public school students the platforms’ benefits and drawbacks
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Tribal Lands Lag on Internet Deployment. Local Efforts, Not Government Intervention, Is Providing a Path Forward in Some Cases
Telecommunications companies often don’t see a return on their investment in low population areas, so infrastructure is often lacking on tribal lands. Tapping into unlicensed spectrum and building community-based networks has helped some Indigenous communities address a “bleak picture” of connectivity.
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Facebook Faces a Long, Uphill Branding Battle to be Known as a Metaverse Company
Meta is starting off with a net favorability rating of negative 3 percentage points, according to Morning Consult Brand Intelligence data
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Fewer Than Half of Voters Support Government Regulation of Advanced Air Mobility
42% said they backed laws to govern technology like drones and flying cars, after a bill promoting advanced air mobility passed the House