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Today on Alabama Public Radio, former APR intern James Niiler reports from Arhus, Denmark on how that European nation is trying to do Alabama “one better” on the state's 2025 law limiting cell phone use in school. Denmark is also focusing on how youngsters cope in the “real world” as opposed to going online. The issue is high tech in the classroom still has proponents around the U.S.

Alabama U.S. Senator Katie Britt is working on federal legislation to limit the access social media content creators get to the nation’s kids. It would prevent anyone under the age of thirteen from using social media. The bill would stop high tech companies from targeting youngsters under seventeen. This builds on legislation passed in Montgomery last year that limits cell phone use by students in school. In the nation of Denmark, there’s a similar effort underway. But, it goes beyond the nuts and bolts of social media to address how kids behave in general.

Beach goers along Alabama’s Gulf coast will get more than amber alerts and weather warnings on their cell phones. The shark attack messaging system associated with the passage of “Lulu’s law” in the state legislature quietly went into effect today.

Alabama lawmakers ended the 2025 legislative session on Wednesday. Here is a look at a few of the notable bills that passed, and some that failed, during the session.

The Yellowhammer State is part of a massive service issue reported nationally by customers of T-Mobile

Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia and Chris Sununu of New Hampshire have banned TikTok. This follows a similar move by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey. All three have ordered state workers not to use the popular messaging applications on their computer devices controlled by their state governments.

A small cell phone company has won a more than $10 million federal grant to expand wireless service in one of Alabama's most isolated regions. The Federal…