Big Tech Gut Check (week of April 15, 2024)
Apr 19, 2024•12 min
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Episode description
The Big Tech Gut Check is a super quick, weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech.
The highlights for this week:
- Updates on WhatsApp and the danger of encrypted messaging
- TikTok test accounts show that TikTok is suggesting suicidal content to teens
- Study shows link between social media use and gambling
- New research identifies most harmful aspects of social media for minors
- Update on this week's Congressional hearing
- What's happening with the TikTok "ban" (with special guest Patrick Lyden)
- Snapchat's effort to identify AI-generated content
- Instagram's disappointing announcement related to nude images
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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