Scrolling 2 Death

Big Tech Gut Check (week of May 20, 2024)

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The Big Tech Gut Check is a super quick, weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech.


Social Media & Big Tech highlights for this week:

  • FBI warns parents on sextortion; more teens are targeted
  • Meta and Google spend $1M to fight New York child safety bills
  • Two major hearings this week to discuss online safety bills
  • An update on the TikTok divest-or-ban legislation
  • Important update for parents related to our kids' access to fentanyl


    • Contact your Representative in the House: Visit house.gov and enter ZIP code at the top right to find your representative


    Contact your Senators: Visit senate.gov and use the state drop down at the top of your screen


    Resources mentioned during this episode:

    • Podcast interview --> Sextortion: Is your kid next? (with John DeMay)
    • Podcast interview --> Sextortion and American Teenagers (with Titania Jordan)
    • Podcast interview --> Protecting our kids from sextortion (with Paul Raffile)
    • Press release --> FBI Warns Parents About Sextortion
    • Media Link --> ABC 7 News Coverage of Snapchat Rally


      • Check back on Fridays for everything that parents need to know about the platforms our children are spending hours on every day.

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