Big Tech Gut Check (week of May 13, 2024)
May 17, 2024•11 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:
🇺🇸 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
Resources mentioned in the episode are available here: https://www.scrolling2death.com/big-tech-gut-check-week-of-may-13-2024
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