There Are No Girls on the Internet

Elon Musk flirts with AOC impersonator, Surgeon General's Report on social media, AI-generated true crime on TikTok, and more! — NEWS ROUNDUP

Jun 2, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

The Politics of True Crime

2min

The Politics of TikTok

2min

The Surgeon General's Report on Smoking in Health

3min

The Harms of Social Media for Children

2min

The Role of Parents in Mitigating the Harms of Social Media

4min

The Importance of Screen Time

3min

The Role of Social Media in the Household

2min

Nissan: A Proud Partner of Progress

4min

10.

New York City Passes AI and Hiring Law

3min

11.

The Importance of Transparency in the Employment Process

4min

12.

The NEDA's Discussion of Chatbots

2min

13.

The Story of Tesla's Unionization

3min

14.

The Role of Chatbots in Providing Digital Health Services

5min

15.

The Land of Junk Sleep

1min

16.

The Twitter Parody of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

2min

17.

The Twitter CEO Is Engaging With a Fake Account and Gaining Spread

3min

18.

The Last Lever That Anybody With Power Cares About

2min

19.

The NBC Investigation of the AOC Parody Twitter Account

5min

20.

Apple Unveiled New iPhone Accessibility Features

3min

21.

The Importance of Tech Support for Parents

2min

22.

Apple Vacations Make Planning Your Vacation Easy

3min

This week, Elon Musk interacted with a fake Twitter account impersonating AOC, which had been banned until he decided to unban it, presumably so he could flirt with it. In less cringy news, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a landmark report calling for urgent action to protect young people from the harms of social media. TikTok is awash in creepy AI-generated true crime content being narrated by fictional murdered children, the National Eating Disorder Association learns that replacing humans with AI chatbots can lead to dangerous outcomes, NYC takes a tentative step to require transparency in AI-assisted hiring decisions, and Apple announces a suite of new accessibility features.

Amanda Knox talks true crime on There Are No Girls on the Internet: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amanda-knox-asks-who-gets-to-own-their-story/id1520715907?i=1000552625297

Internet Hate Machine episode of the importance and history of verification on Twitter: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-elon-musk-could-learn-from-the-endfathersday-hoax/id1648497305?i=1000585587576

NPR piece about the National Eating Disorder Association’s union-busting chatbot: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/31/1179244569/national-eating-disorders-association-phases-out-human-helpline-pivots-to-chatbo

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