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Meta whistleblower warned executives about social media's dangerous effects on young teens. They...
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSen. Richard Blumenthal painted a stark picture of Facebook ignoring the threats that its products...
Oxford study says internet use doesn't harm mental health, but its research has limits
TechCrunch· 7 months agoIn one of the largest studies ever on mental health and internet use, the Oxford Internet Institute...
Social media is a defective product, lawsuit contends
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA California court could soon decide whether social media firms need to pay — and change their ways — for the damage they’ve allegedly done to Americans’ mental health. Plaintiffs’ lawyers plan ...
A year after bombshell Facebook disclosure, fight for kids’ online safety forges ahead
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEfforts to regulate how tech companies collect and use children’s data gained momentum in the U.S....
Column: Social media promised us democracy — but gave us dictatorships
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoThere's a paradox at the heart of Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and other companies that rely on...
Unsealed Legal Complaint Accuses Meta of Targeting Kids Using 'Addictive' Features
Parents via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIt also alleges the social media giant is collecting the personal data of children under the age of...
Instagram's Video Selfie Age Verification System Goes Live in the U.K.
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoInstagram’s video selfie age verification system for teens went live this week in the United...
Meta lawsuit: Instagram owner sued by over 30 US states 'for fuelling youth mental health crisis'
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoMeta is accused of using addictive features to hook and exploit children on Instagram and Facebook,...
A Meta engineer saw his own child face harassment on Instagram. Now, he's testifying before Congress
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOn the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of...
Biden to address children's online safety at State of the Union
TechCrunch· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden will address the nation on Tuesday evening in the second State of the Union...