Big Tech Gut Check (week of September 9, 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:

• The link between social media use and suicide
• My journey opting out of school-issued devices
• 42 State Attorney Generals Demand Warning Label for Social Media (CNN)
• Support the Kids Online Safety Act (contact your Rep here)
• KOSA interviews with Alix Fraser, Patrick Lyden and Senator Ted Cruz
• TikTok Heads to Appeals Court
• Interview with Project Liberty Founder Frank McCourt
• Snapchat Tries to Make Safe AI and Fails (Washington Post)
• Snapchat is a Scam (with Attorney Laura Marquez-Garrett)

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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