Policymakers in Massachusetts are increasingly eager to impose tighter restrictions on how young people use social media like Instagram and TikTok, repeatedly slamming the platforms for exploiting minors and fueling malaise. This week on The Codcast, we take a look at how the research of brain development overlaps with social media use, what regulatory attempts in other states and countries could teach Massachusetts, and what makes social media different from prior technology-fueled moral panics.

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Host:

Chris Lisinski, senior reporter for CommonWealth Beacon

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Guests:

John Wihbey, professor at Northeastern University and the author of “Governing Babel: The Debate over Social Media Platforms and Free Speech – and What Comes Next”

Dr. Ana M. Martinez-Aleman, professor at Boston College

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