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Anxious Generation – How Safetyism and Social Media Are Damaging the Kids https://matija.eu/posts/anxious-generation-safetyism-social-media/ 140 comments 6/7/2024

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More than 2,000 families suing social media companies over kids' mental health https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-media-lawsuit-meta-tiktok-facebook-instagram-60-minutes-transcript-2023-06-04/ 2 comments 6/6/2023 technews
Bipartisan senators unveil bill limiting kids’ social media use https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4636037-ted-cruz-brian-schatz-bill-limiting-kids-social-media-use/ 12 comments 1/5/2024 technology
Missouri governor’s comments on kids and COVID-19 stoke firestorm of criticism on social media | Regional | stltoday.com https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/state-and-regional/missouri-governor-s-comments-on-kids-and-covid-19-stoke-firestorm-of-criticism-on-social/article_a9cc6349-a5ab-5985-9174-f42694dbcb6c.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true 45 comments 20/7/2020 moderatepolitics
Bill targets kids who post photos with an illegal firearm on social media https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article239958713.html#storylink=mainstage 7 comments 5/2/2020 politics
Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t post about his kids on social media — and nor should we https://nypost.com/2019/06/15/zuckerberg-doesnt-post-about-his-kids-on-social-media-and-nor-should-we/ 179 comments 18/6/2019 technology
Schools are helping The Police spy on kids social media activity. http://gulfnews.com/news/americas/usa/schools-are-helping-police-spy-on-kids-social-media-activity-1.1757214 13 comments 23/4/2016 worldnews
Meta slammed with eight lawsuits claiming social media hurts kids https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/12/in-brief-ai/ 2282 comments 12/6/2022 technology
Honey, let’s track the kids: the rise of parental surveillance | Social media | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/may/01/honey-lets-track-the-kids-phone-apps-now-allow-parents-to-track-their-children 86 comments 1/5/2022 privacy
Kyle Rittenhouse cried, vomited and worried about social media as he told Antioch cops, ‘I shot two white kids’ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-kyle-rittenhouse-arrest-illinois-wisconsin-murder-20201031-ee3v233hdnecnedsat3qsltonu-story.html 66 comments 31/10/2020 politics
Proposed bill seeks to limit social media exploitation of kids under 16 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/proposed-bill-seeks-to-limit-social-media-exploitation-of-kids-under-16/ 4 comments 5/3/2020 privacy
Kids as young as 13 may be inundated with daily ads from the alcohol industry on social media, and while Twitter has an age-gate which blocks direct-to-phone updates for underage users, Instagram does not, according to a new study http://www.medicaldaily.com/underage-kids-get-alcohol-ads-directly-smartphones-365052? 57 comments 13/12/2015 science
The ‘Kids’ Behind IDF’s Media: Young Israeli soldiers have pushed older commanders into adopting a more aggressive social media strategy http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/117235/the-kids-behind-idf-media 3 comments 21/11/2012 technology
[Saints] Kids of the team recreate pregame huddle for social media campaing https://twitter.com/Saints/status/1211732945188347905 4 comments 31/12/2019 nfl
Text A Priest: Russian Orthodox Church Using Social Media To Connect Kids, Clerics https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-orthodox-church-social-media-connecting-youth-clerics-constitution/28513697.html 8 comments 29/5/2017 worldnews
New “Rich Kids” Social Media App Costs $1,000 a Month http://www.elitetraveler.com/features/new-rich-kids-social-media-app-costs-1000-a-month 165 comments 19/10/2016 nottheonion
The NRA faces a new kind of opponent: Kids who understand social media https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/05/neveragain-gun-control-debate-pits-nra-against-kids-on-twitter.html 1364 comments 6/3/2018 politics
A lawyer rewrote Instagram's terms of service for kids. Now you can understand all of the private data you and your teen are giving up to social media https://qz.com/878790/a-lawyer-rewrote-instagrams-terms-of-service-for-kids-now-you-can-understand-all-of-the-private-data-you-and-your-teen-are-giving-up-to-social-media/ 721 comments 8/1/2017 technology
[Fred VanVleet] NBA is more about confidence and opportunity than anything. Timing, fit etc. but social media (&TV) beat up on these kids everyday for what they see on TV. Keep grinding my guys the work won’t lie to you! But what do I know https://twitter.com/FredVanVleet/status/1413145408964939784 145 comments 8/7/2021 nba
UBC psychologist alarmed by Facebook's new Messenger Kids app. Target users, children aged 4-12, 'not ready to take on the challenges of social media:' developmental expert http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/facebook-messenger-kids-jennifer-shapka-1.4516918 198 comments 5/2/2018 worldnews
Parents told to delete social media apps to prevent kids from seeing Hamas atrocities — Facebook, X, TikTok and other social media services have been filled with graphic imagery https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/parents-told-delete-social-media-apps-prevent-kids-seeing-hamas-atroci-rcna119912 448 comments 14/10/2023 technology
Silicon Valley says kids over the age of 13 can handle the big, bad world of social media. Experts say that's the result of a 'problematic' 1990s internet law. https://www.businessinsider.com/why-you-must-be-13-facebook-instagram-problematic-law-coppa-2022-1 288 comments 14/1/2022 technology
European elections: Why adults are giving kids their vote | What started off as a symbolic gesture to "make politicians listen" has rapidly transformed into a global movement on social media. "If the young can't have their voices heard standing on the street & waving placards, there are other ways" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48316982 97 comments 19/5/2019 worldnews
More than 21,000 child health advocates are petitioning Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to “pull the plug” on the company’s Messenger Kids app aimed at under 13s, warning of the “addictive power of social media”. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/24/zuckerberg-messenger-kids-facebook-child-health 303 comments 26/5/2018 worldnews
More than 21,000 child health advocates are petitioning Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to “pull the plug” on the company’s Messenger Kids app aimed at under 13s, warning of the “addictive power of social media”. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/24/zuckerberg-messenger-kids-facebook-child-health 617 comments 26/5/2018 technology
The CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok, Snap, and Discord will testify before the US Senate on child safety / The five social media executives will testify before the Senate on January 31st, 2024 over their ‘failure to protect’ kids online. https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/29/23981662/meta-x-tiktok-ceos-testify-us-senate-child-exploitation 42 comments 30/11/2023 politics
Fake social media accounts pretending to be chicken nuggets and ice-cream are being set up by sick paedos to lure school kids http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fake-social-media-accounts-pretending-11175055 4 comments 15/9/2017 nottheonion
Social media sites, online games and streaming services used by children will have to abide by a new privacy code set by the UK's data watchdog. Elizabeth Denham, the information commissioner, said future generations will be "astonished to think that we ever didn't protect kids online". https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51200232 4 comments 22/1/2020 worldnews
Hargreaves on Pogba: “The agenda is that everybody speaks about his price-tag, social media, his haircuts but actually he’s a brilliant football player, he’s a great team-mate and he’s a lovely kid. He’s at the perfect club.” https://twitter.com/5livesport/status/967116178924519424 333 comments 24/2/2018 soccer
Retired NFL star Brian Holloway's home was broken into by 300 kids who partied and vandalized the home. He just wants them to fix it; parents of the kids are angry that he posted their social media photos and "outed" their kids. http://www.helpmesave300.com/ 485 comments 20/9/2013 sports
Social media companies ‘... are killing our kids,’ Gov. Cox alleges, says Utah is ready for lawsuits over new regulations. The Utah governor says he plans to sign a pair of bills that will require social media companies to verify a user’s age and outlaw addicting designs or features. https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/03/17/social-media-companies-are-killing/ 29 comments 17/3/2023 politics
Child Health Advocates Call On Mark Zuckerberg To Scrap Facebook’s Messenger App Aimed At Kids: 'Please do not target kids. Research shows that excessive social media use is already harming adolescents and teens,' campaigners plead. Their petition has reached 21,000 signatures. https://www.inquisitr.com/4915347/child-health-advocates-call-on-mark-zuckerberg-to-scrap-facebooks-messenger-app-aimed-at-kids/ 3 comments 26/5/2018 worldnews
Looks like Tyler beating a kid in Pop-A-Shot at his NBA Store appearance tonight will make its way onto your social media feeds.@raf_tyler sure does draw a crowd! 👶🐐 - Streamable https://streamable.com/44tvk 4 comments 10/1/2020 nba
Fast food giant McDonald’s seems to be focusing on kids in lower middle income countries, with more Instagram posts, price promotions, and child friendly marketing than is evident for wealthier nations, reveals an analysis of the company’s social media marketing across 15 countries. https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/mcdonalds-seems-to-be-focusing-on-kids-in-lower-middle-income-countries-social-media-posts-suggest/ 25 comments 24/12/2021 science
Mumbai: 'Ploy to make Muslims infertile' rumours stall vaccination drive by BMC. At least 60 Urdu schools have now refused the permission to administer measles-rubella vaccination to kids due to fake news doing the rounds on the social media. https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/mumbai-bmc-measles-rubella-vaccination-drive-muslims-infertile-rumours-urdu-schools/347717 54 comments 17/1/2019 india