Source Image: Federal Trade Commission THE LEGAL MODULE Part I The legal module is one of probably one of the least appreciated modules in the social media adventure. The reason is that laws are needed to protect us. And protection is needed because people feel threatened and unsafe. And there is a need to feel safe because there are villains. As education becomes more and more digitalized through the use, among other things, of social media platforms, States have put laws in place to protect our children in our schools and in our libraries , two of our most important social infrastructures. In our educational institutions, two internet protection laws stand out: Children Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA) . Enacted in 2000, CIPA “addresses concerns about children's access to obscene or harmful content over the Internet...