(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)Bipartisan support to keep violent, explicit, toxic material from minors while civil liberties groups warn about potentially greater risks
(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)Bipartisan support to keep violent, explicit, toxic material from minors while civil liberties groups warn about potentially greater risks
(James C. Barrood)We should regulate this sophisticated technology just as we do alcohol and gambling, with access only to those 21 and older
(AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)'Huge benefits' for almost 600 districts to share services on special education, transportation and more, governor says
(NJ Spotlight News)Two Assembly bills put onus on content-sharing platforms to detect true age and warn about potential harm, while a third would support research
PexelsStudy commission wants limits in classrooms and during school days

(AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)Lawmakers passed a bill to toughen penalties for inciting brawls at public gatherings, part of effort to stop chaotic Shore pop-up parties
(NJ Spotlight News)Bill would target social media platforms from promoting disorders
(NJ Spotlight News)Police announced three minors were arrested in connection with the threats
(NJ Spotlight News)Interview: Dr. Jennifer Chuang, St. Joseph’s University Medical Center
NJ Spotlight NewsNJ among attorneys general across the US suing Meta
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)State contingent backs move to force TikTok’s Chinese owners to relinquish control of social media app, Rep. Kim says there are better solutions

The overall notion of using legislation to reduce AI-related harm is already emerging in New Jersey
NJ Spotlight NewsNew Jersey now requires members of law enforcement to be licensed

One student reports cyberbullying continues at Central Regional High School
NJ Spotlight NewsAssemblyman Herb Conaway wants more rules for social media companies
(Hannah Gross/NJ Spotlight News)State Teacher of the Year Joe Nappi wants students to think critically about the results of Google searches
[AP]Pallone joins in calls to curb graphic material from Israel-Hamas war

How can we take advantage of the technology without harming the public?
NJ.com/Amanda BrownVideos show judge lip-syncing to songs containing profanity, racist terms