Big Tech Gut Check (week of May 13, 2024)

The Big Tech Gut Check is a super quick, weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech.

The highlights for this week:

🇺🇸 Sextortion schemes spike in the U.S. and other western countries

👨‍⚖️ President Biden passed the REPORT Act to fight sextortion

💍 NY Times reveals Meta is serving children's photos to pedophiles in advertisements

📱 New Mexico exposes Meta through Operation MetaPhile

‼️ European Union announces formal investigation into Meta for child safety concerns

🧐 New research shows connection between children's social media use and mental health vulnerability

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