The Majority Report with Sam Seder 3608 -Live From Las Vegas: Gambling Addiction, Video Game Addiction, Human Trafficking and More
Oct 22, 2025
Joined by a powerhouse panel, Julia Gordon discusses her groundbreaking litigation on video game addiction targeting children, while Emmy Paulos reveals alarming truths about social media's mental health impacts on youth. Alicia Tappan shares her harrowing survivor story of human trafficking, calling for better prevention and support. Jeff Gaddy sheds light on Roblox’s risks of grooming children, and Yvonne Flaherty tackles the troubling rise of sports betting apps among young users. Together, they explore urgent issues that demand industry reform.
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Cloud Gaming Designs Encourage Endless Play
- Video games shifted to cloud-based, never-ending designs that prioritize "user engagement" over end points.
- Those design elements can create addiction-like patterns in children with undeveloped prefrontal cortices.
Push For Age Checks And Design Limits
- Require industry changes like age verification and limits on addictive mechanics such as loot boxes.
- Push for transparent warnings and parental controls so guardians can make informed choices.
Grooming Initiation At A Coach’s Party
- Alicia Tappan recounts being groomed and drugged at a coach's party where a homemade porn played to test reactions.
- That episode began a trafficking scheme that escalated into repeated assaults and systematic exploitation.
