Big Tech Gut Check (week of July 22, 2024)

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:

• Links Between TikTok Use and Teen Suicide
• Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) Moves Forward in the Senate
• Meta Announces New Efforts to Fight Sextortion
• DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment
• Sinaloa Cartel Leader Arrested by U.S. Officials

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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