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TikTok on trial

FILE - The TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone screen, Sept. 28, 2020, in Tokyo. A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in a case filed by TikTok and five Montana content creators who want the court to block the state’s ban on the video sharing app before it takes effect Jan. 1. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
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FILE - The TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone screen, Sept. 28, 2020, in Tokyo. A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in a case filed by TikTok and five Montana content creators who want the court to block the state’s ban on the video sharing app before it takes effect Jan. 1. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Today, we discuss how social media regulation could affect users—and First Amendment law. We’re joined by the moderator and a panelist from “The Future of Social Media Regulation” discussion at the University of North Florida Monday night.

Guests:

  • Nick Seabrook, political science and public administration professor at UNF
  • Julie Shi, assistant professor of public administration at the school at UNF

Then, prolific mystery writer Michael Wiley shares his latest novel, Find Your Own Way Home, which weaves a sinister tale of loneliness and violence surrounding a young woman’s disappearance. The story is told from five different perspectives and is written entirely in verse.

And, takeaways from Sunday’s Jaguars game against the Cleveland Browns. News4Jax Sportscaster Alessandra Pontbriand shares the good, the bad and the lessons learned.

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Anne Schindler joined WJCT News 89.9 as host of First Coast Connect in October 2023, after nearly three decades in Jacksonville print and television. Anne has worked in the Jacksonville media market since 1995, first as a reporter for the original Folio Weekly, then as the publication’s editor-in-chief from 2002 until her departure. In 2012, Anne transitioned to television as executive producer of special projects for First Coast News, Northeast Florida’s NBC and ABC affiliates. You can reach Anne at aschindler@wjct.org.