When Instagram was first released, it was for latte art and vacation photos. The algorithm changed to prioritize photos and videos that keep people on the app as long as possible. Your feed's not organized chronologically. It's organized in a way that is giving you stuff that the app has predetermined through its algorithm are going to keep you quote unquote engaged.
Congress has yet to pass legislation regulating social media companies, so parents are taking matters into their own hands. A lawyer representing them explains how a new spin on an old legal theory might lead to a big win.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey and Michael Raphael, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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