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Sen. Warner backs bipartisan bill that would give parents new tools to monitor kids on social media

By ARLnow.com
Sen. Mark Warner (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) is co-leading a bipartisan bill aimed at giving parents more tools to protect their children on social media.

Warner introduced “Sammy’s Law” today (Monday) alongside Sens. Jon Husted (R-OH) and Katie Britt (R-AL). The legislation would require large social media platforms — those with at least 100 million monthly active users or $1 billion in annual gross revenue — to work with independent safety software providers that can help families monitor children’s accounts, according to the bill text.

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Popular Arlington-focused Facebook group comes back online after over a month

By Emily Leayman
A Google Maps photo of an exit sign on I-395 served as the cover photo for the "I Grew Up in Arlington" Facebook group (via Google Maps)

Weeks after Facebook suspended a longstanding group where Arlingtonians shared memories of growing up in the county, the group has been restored.

“I Grew Up in Arlington, VA” was back online as of yesterday (Monday) morning, co-moderators Eric Dobson and David Tyskowski told ARLnow.

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Arlington-focused Facebook group with 25,000 members is removed, angering moderators

By Emily Leayman
A Google Maps photo of an exit sign on I-395 served as the cover photo for the "I Grew Up in Arlington" Facebook group (via Google Maps)

Moderators are crying foul over the removal of a popular, longstanding Facebook group where Arlingtonians have shared memories of growing up in the county.

“I Grew Up in Arlington,” a 15-year-old group with about 25,000 members, went dark last week after Facebook took it down and disabled some users’ accounts. The company reportedly accused them of violating standards against solicitation of children — claims that moderators strenuously deny.

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School Board member questions APS’s decision to stop posting on X

By Scott McCaffrey
School Board member Miranda Turner (screenshot via Arlington Public Schools)

Arlington Public Schools’ recent decision to stop posting on the social-media platform X is getting some scrutiny from a School Board member.

Miranda Turner at the Feb. 27 Board meeting sought clarification of the reasons behind leaving the platform — formerly Twitter — and the 21,000 people who followed APS’s main X account (among smaller school-level accounts).

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Arlington golden retriever influencers featured in Target partnership

By Katie Taranto
Kevin Bubolz poses with Ellie and Emma in front of a Cuddle Collab advertisement in New York City(via Ellie Golden Life/Facebook)

Two furry Arlington influencers are featured in a new pet-inspired product line at Target.

Golden retrievers Ellie and Emma — who have over 14 million social media followers as the faces of Golden Retriever Life — are among a handful of “furfluencers” featured in Target’s new “Cuddle Collab” merchandise collection.

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$3.9 million Donaldson Run home featured by ‘Zillow Gone Wild’

By Katie Taranto
Photos of house in Donaldson Run featured by popular social media account (via @zillowgonewild/Twitter)

A Donaldson Run house steps from Marymount University has captured the attention of a popular, real estate-focused social media account.

Zillow Gone Wild — which has 4.3 million followers across multiple social platforms — posted about the four-story home at 4605 26th Street N., showcasing its personal movie theater, extensive bar area and more.

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Ocean Shack winning diners with unlimited seafood and Instagram influencers

By Jared Serre
Ocean Shack in Waverly Hills (staff photo by Jared Serre)

It’s full-speed ahead for seafood restaurant and sports bar Ocean Shack.

The restaurant at 2163 N. Glebe Road in Waverly Hills opened its doors six months ago, replacing the former local watering hole Thirsty Bernie.

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Podcast: Dave Statter on erratic driving and his goals as a public safety watchdog

By Jo DeVoe
Dave Statter against the backdrop of a Wienermobile he caught on camera crossing multiple traffic lanes on I-395 (by ARLnow)

The man behind the highway cameras capturing driving stunts on I-395 got in front of the microphone for a conversation with ARLnow.

Dave Statter talked with assistant managing editor Jo DeVoe about how he wound up posting clips on X, formerly Twitter, of Virginia State Police high-speed chases that halt at the D.C. line and people who reverse or make actual left turns — blinkers and all — on the highway. Plus, he shares his thoughts on erratic driver behavior these days.

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Friendly skies: How DCA’s social media accounts seek to keep air travel fun

By James Jarvis
Ronald Reagan National Airport's Digital Marketing Specialist Amanda Ohbayashi (courtesy of Ronald Reagan National Airport)

(Updated at 1:55 p.m.) When Amanda Ohbayashi creates a social media post for Reagan National Airport, she’s doing more than just sharing information.

Her goal as DCA’s sole social media curator is to create content on X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram that makes people stop and engage with what they are watching or reading.

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