Tag: TikTok
New Mexico Court Orders Meta To Pay $942 Million Over Harm To Children
In March, after a trial that lasted seven weeks, a jury in New Mexico found that Meta had violated the state’s consumer protection laws by creating online products that are harmful to the mental health of children. The jury determined the company hid what it knew about the dangers of … [continued]
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Were We Less Happy Before Social Media
We’ve got so much going on with the AI craze and AI crisis that the social media ones feel like old news. The old-school era of social media, though, is still here. There are still all kinds of challenges and problems associated with TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube, Facebook, and other … [continued]
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How You Can Fight Climate Disinformation
It’s a fact of contemporary life: social media is the most popular way for people of all ages to get their information. Heaven forbid the internet goes out! We’d miss out on checking our favorite stories on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, or X. Quick access, however, masks unverified information. Nowhere is … [continued]
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The Inconvenience & Risks of Gas Cars
From gas station lines to gas station scams, I got a bit of an unexpected education on gas car inconveniences and risks this week. Inconvenient Lines at the Gas Station We were driving by a Costco the other day, and I couldn’t believe the lines of gas cars at a … [continued]
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Will Banning Social Media for Minors Actually Help Reduce Carbon Emissions?
The answer is: No. Next question. Okay, fine. Let’s do this properly. Somewhere in a government conference room — air conditioning on full blast, bottled water for every seat, a PowerPoint deck that took three consultants and two months to produce — somebody connected these two dots and felt brilliant … [continued]
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