Earlier this year, Virginia successfully passed Senate Bill 854 to provide greater protections for children in addition to requiring greater parental consent of children on social media. However, proposed changes at the eleventh hour threaten to jeopardize the bill. The ...
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The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is being promoted for inclusion on Congress’ year-end to-do list. The bill’s supporters claim they want to address the growing concern about dangers that underage users face online, especially on social media. But the ...
Read MoreAs cyber threats grow in sophistication and frequency, the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals has skyrocketed. Over the past 12 months, Apple, Meta, and Twitter have all disclosed cybersecurity attacks. Data breaches have been on the rise for years. Companies ...
Read MoreHow Online Education, And The Providers That Make It Possible, Help Create The Workforce of Tomorrow
With advancements in technology and the growing demand for modern skills—in Artificial Intelligence, for example—universities are continuing to recognize the advantages of online learning for non-traditional students and the next generation of the workforce. Students no longer must relocate or ...
Read MoreHLF president Mario H. Lopez appeared on the 5G Action Now podcast to talk about his recent opinion piece in the Morning Consult on the importance of closing the Digital Divide—the gap in access to communication technologies that exists for ...
Read MoreEarlier this year, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Federal Communications Commission on policy that would have modernized media regulations and widened the path for a successful industry that revolves around innovation. The result of the ruling ...
Read MoreThe internet continues to propel American small business, allowing for a terrific increase in economic opportunity across sectors. This climate has developed because we have let a free market, ‘light touch’ approach that allows the internet to belong to the ...
Read MoreEngaging others in the digital age is likely to mean sharing personal information through the internet with the rest of the world. Tens of millions of consumers share extraordinary amounts of information–family pictures on social media, financial data from online ...
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