Social Media Addiction: Facebook Whistleblower Says Big Tech Has Known & Ignored Problem for Years We continue our conversation with attorney Laura Marquez-Garrett and victim advocates Lori Schott and Lennon Torres about their fight to hold tech giants accountable for the damaging and even deadly e...

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“Predatory Tech”: Silicon Valley on Trial in Landmark Youth Social Media Addiction Case Meta — the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram — and Google are on trial in Los Angeles following a lawsuit accusing them of fueling and profiting from addictive behaviors ...

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Meta Reportedly Wants to Add Facial-Recognition Tech to Its Smart Glasses The move would see its wearable tech able to identify people through a feature called Name Tag.

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Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins. #HumaneTech #AIharms #Section230 #PredatoryTech

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TikTok accused of ‘addictive design’ in Europe. #HumaneTech #AIharms #Section230 #PredatoryTech

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TikTok trend leaves 9-year-old boy with severe burns from microwaved ‘NeeDoh’ toy

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Gordon-Leavitt on Section 230 sunset bill: ‘I want to see this thing pass 100 to zero’

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt to advocate for Section 230 reform at Capitol on Wednesday

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Sweeping social media addiction lawsuit heads to trial

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Meta Seeks to Bar Mentions of Mental Health—and Zuckerberg’s Harvard Past—From Child Safety Trial The trial starts soon in New Mexico’s case against Meta—and the company is pulling out all the stops to protect its reputation.

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and it’s to sell you a diet, an online visit.
I HAVE A KNOT ON THE BONE IN MY HAND.
I will see a doctor.
A I can twist in the wind.
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New Jersey is the latest state to ban cellphones during the school day in grades K-12 The new law specifically requires the prohibition of non-academic uses of internet-connected devices - including phones - during the school day.

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Britt calls for Congress to act on AI, saying companies put ‘profit over actual people’

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A snippet which looks like a social media / Reddit post. Post handle is Poodlesghost. The message reads: "Nobody's brain was built to thrive with this ecosystem of predatory tech. We're a bunch of boiled frogs. They stole the time we were supposed to spend learning."

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Rahm Emanuel calls for ban on access to social media for those under 16

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Former congressmen launch super PACs backing AI safeguards

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