The startup Ferretly scans the seven most popular social media sites for offensive or extreme content posted by prospective employees.

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed a lawsuit against Utah's attorney general, claiming a new law could have a chilling effect on free speech.

Utah became the first state to pass sweeping legislation limiting minors from accessing social media apps.

Amid reports of hate crimes in some cities, several mayors said they're exploring ways to confront online extremism.

Twitter has been an essential tool for government agencies getting urgent information to the public. Elon Musk's takeover could change that.

Most state governments' official Twitter accounts just share press releases and service advisories. New Jersey's talks about your mom.

The CIO for Aurora, Illinois, says an AI-powered platform crawls Facebook, Twitter and other sources to help officials understand sentiment and spot problems as they arise.

The new tool's developers hope to take Facebook and Twitter back from bots and political meddlers.

And it works best when the data is curated before it reaches a first responder.

Google is suspending political ads in Washington state, while Facebook simply says state authorities have raised "important questions."