Mexico to propose bill to curb violent social media content after school attackMEXICO CITY – Mexico's government expects to issue a bill next week requiring social media platforms to remove content that incites violence, president Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday. The announcement comes after Thursday's deadly attack at a school in Mexico's northern Coahuila state, which left a vice principal dead and four people injured. Two…Spokane Spokesman-Review3d agoWhole story →CultureTechnologymexico social media regulation proposal
What’s actually in the Senate bill that’s supposed to stop the madness in college sports?The yearslong, multimillion-dollar effort to get Congressional action on college sports passed a historic hurdle Monday night, as the U.S. Senate voted 77-22 to pass the Protect College Sports Act, which could dramatically change the future of the industry by freezing much of the tumult of the last several years.Spokane Spokesman-Review6d agoWhole story →CultureEducationsenate college sports bill passage
The NCAA used to be the villain. Now Congress wants it back in charge | CommentaryBack in the quaint days of 2021, politicians across the country, in both blue and red states, all coalesced around a common enemy: the NCAA. Some 25 states passed bills overriding the NCAA’s longtime ban on athletes earning name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation.Spokane Spokesman-Review6d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentprotect college sports act passage
Senate passes Cantwell's Protect College Sports Act, sending bill to rein in collegiate 'chaos' to HouseWASHINGTON – More than two-thirds of the Senate voted late Monday night to pass legislation co-authored by Sen. Maria Cantwell aimed at restoring order to college sports, but the bill may face stiffer opposition in the House.Spokane Spokesman-Review7d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentMaria Cantwellprotect college sports act passage