By Caroline Kropka
On February 15, 2024, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) finally passed the Senate with over 60 backers.[1] The bill, which was first introduced by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in 2022, seeks to–in the Senators’ words–”protect children online and hold Big Tech accountable.”[2] In particular, KOSA purports to target social media and the harmful effects it can have on children.[3]
By Nathan Crispo
The Facebook, now just Facebook, launched in February of 2004.[1] It took just one day for the site to get over one thousand users.[2] As of 2024, Facebook has more than three billion monthly users and over two billion daily users.[3] While Facebook is one of the earliest social media platforms that is still widely used today,[4] it is far from alone in having billions of users. As of January 2024, at least six different social media platforms have more than one billion users.[5] Social media has become ubiquitous; more than five billion people worldwide are social media users.[6]
By Savannah Throneberry
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has substantially impacted the music scene in the last few years. Individuals have used AI to impersonate popular artists, like Drake, both in sound and style, leaving listeners perplexed as to whether they are listening to a published piece or a well disguised dupe. As a result, artists in the music industry now face the tough task of embracing or rejecting artificial intelligence in music creation.
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