Tag: social media
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Facebook Marketplace turns the local plant sale digital
Facebook Marketplace: the endless scroll of affordable used couches, coffee tables and questionable “like new” furniture. But lately, when the location is pinned to Colorado Springs and its surrounding areas, another trend has taken root. It’s not the sale of old couches or used bikes that are filling users’ feeds; it’s plants. In the Pikes…
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Gov. Jared Polis vetoes bills dealing with state budget, social media measure tied to Evergreen High School shooting
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday issued the first vetoes of the 2026 legislation, striking down a social media bill that he also rejected a year ago. He rejected a total of four, including a bill that was intended to help balance the 2026-27 state budget. The measure — House Bill 1355 — was among the…
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Pikes Peak Region Attractions makes it big on YouTube
Some of the biggest tourist attractions around Colorado Springs are social media famous — and not as just stars of one-time viral videos. They live at the top of YouTube’s charts. Alongside individual influencers and quirky channels such as the Best Ever Food Review Show and Strictly Dumpling, the rather straight-laced sounding Pikes Peak Region…
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From social media trusts to 3D-gun restrictions: How Colorado’s latest laws affect residents
Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed two new laws — one requiring parents to set up trusts for children who appear on social media and another banning the production of firearms using 3D‑printing technology. Under House Bill 1058, parents must create a trust for their child if the family earns at least $40,000 a year from…
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Colorado Gov. Polis signs social media warrant bill after last year’s veto
Colorado law enforcement will soon have faster access to digital evidence after Gov. Jared Polis signed a pared‑down bill requiring social media companies to acknowledge and respond to search warrants on a tight timeline, a shift from a broader proposal he vetoed last year. Senate Bill 011 also require social media platforms to establish a…
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Polis signs social media warrant bill after last year’s veto
Colorado law enforcement will soon have faster access to digital evidence after Gov. Jared Polis signed a pared‑down bill requiring social media companies to acknowledge and respond to search warrants on a tight timeline, a shift from a broader proposal he vetoed last year. Senate Bill 011, sponsored by Sens. Dylan Roberts, D-Frisco, and Lisa…
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Polis signs social media warrant bill after last year’s veto
Colorado law enforcement will soon have faster access to digital evidence after Gov. Jared Polis signed a pared‑down bill requiring social media companies to acknowledge and respond to search warrants on a tight timeline, a shift from a broader proposal he vetoed last year. Senate Bill 011, sponsored by Sens. Dylan Roberts, D-Frisco, and Lisa…
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EDITORIAL: Social media must step up to protect Colorado kids
A bipartisan effort by Colorado’s legislature requiring quicker turnaround on search warrants issued to major social media companies is almost on its way to Gov. Jared Polis. We urge him to sign it into law. Senate Bill 26-011would enhance law enforcement’s ability to root out and even head off some of the wide-ranging perils threatening…
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Colorado legislators revisit social media guardrails for youth
Colorado legislators are making another push to regulate social media platforms, raising worries about the negative impact on youth mental and physical health, even as others argued that policies should be carefully crafted to ensure they balance protection and innovation. The push in Colorado is part of a growing trend in America and elsewhere. In…