Resolution Filed Recognizing “National Marriage Week” in Arkansas

Legislation,

A resolution filed Wednesday would recognize February 7 – 14 as “National Marriage Week” in Arkansas.

H.R. 1006 by Rep. David Ray notes how marriage is the foundation of strong families and strong societies.

The measure also points out that healthy marriages improve people’s emotional, physical, and financial well-being.

We have written before about how marriage is the “unsung hero” against poverty.

Married couples report more satisfaction across the board than unmarried couples, and marriage is broadly connected with better health and wellbeing. 

With that in mind, it’s good for the State of Arkansas to recognize and celebrate marriage.

You Can Read the Resolution Here.

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Legislation Filed to Protect Private Information of Children Online

Legislation,

On Monday Arkansas lawmakers filed two measures aimed at protecting children’s personal information online.

H.B. 1082 by Rep. Andrew Collins (D — Little Rock) and Rep. Joy Springer (D — Little Rock) generally prevents websites and similar platforms from collecting, using, or sharing personal data of users aged 16 or younger without parental or individual consent. It also addresses targeted advertising based on children’s personal data.

H.B. 1083 by Rep. Andrew Collins (D — Little Rock) and Rep. Joy Springer (D — Little Rock) requires platforms to adopt safety measures concerning data collection, harmful content, and advertising. The bill would require platforms to automatically default to the most protective privacy settings for minors, and it would require them to give parents tools to manage privacy settings, monitor usage, and restrict purchases for their children online.

Policymakers, pundits, and parents have all expressed concern for children’s safety online recently.

Social media platforms aren’t just websites. These are multibillion dollar businesses owned and operated by adults.

The adults who run these social media platforms should not be able to register children as users and promote content to them without — at the very least — parental consent. 

As we have said before, there’s mounting evidence that social media puts users’ personal information at risk and is actually designed to push objectionable content to users. With that in mind, it is essential to protect children online.

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