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#Meta claims it needs AI to estimate user age. Not true! #BigTech has been estimating age with reasonable certainty FOR YEARS.   See reporting in 2018 - Snap won back alcohol advertising money by developing tech that could determine user age with reasonable certainty. #PassKOSA

UC Davis study “#BigTech Minors: social media algorithms personalize minors’ content after a single session, but not for their protection” Controlled experiment w/ 396 accts on #YouTube, #Insta & #TikTok. Registered 18, interact as 8-16.  SPOILER ALERT: platforms knew they were 8

“We find a significantly increased prevalence of child-directed content recommendations for the accounts that behave like 8-year-olds as compared to 16-year-old control group.” #BigTech doesn't need AI to determine actual age of every user. This is information they already have

We'll say it again: #BigTech does not need AI to determine the actual age of every user. All they need is the information they already have. #PassKOSA #PassKOSPA #NoMore #NoChildLostToSocialMedia #SMVLC

Let’s talk about just a few of the things Meta is not offering to do that KOSA will do 🧵 #PassKOSA #PassKOSPA #NoMore #NoChildLostToSocialMedia #SMVLC

Gen Z uses social media in part because they are trapped by it. 1/3 wish Instagram was never invented. Nearly half say that for TikTok. Hardly anyone says that for any normal consumer product. (I teamed up with Will Johnson of The Harris Poll) nytimes.com/2024/09/17/opi…

Mental-health struggles have risen sharply among young Americans, and parents and lawmakers alike are scrutinizing life online for answers. #smvlc #keepkidssafe newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

CW: mentions of suicide At the heart of all our advocacy are the countless stories of young people whose lives were put at risk for the benefit of Big Tech’s bottom line. We know we deserve better.

Today, Social Media Victims Law Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of 11 families against Meta, ByteDance, Google, YouTube, & Discord for designing products that target kids with addictive features, leading to sextortion, anxiety, depression, and more. #WorldMentalHealthDay businesswire.com/news/home/2024…

"When the product design kills people, and they know it kills people, they ought to be held accountable." - Richard Blumenthal CAN'T LOOK AWAY follows a team of lawyers from Social Media Victims Law Center as they work to hold social media companies accountable for mental and physical harms—including

On May 8, we honor the Social Media Victims Law Center—the lawfirm holding Big Socials accountable for their harms to kids. 🎬 Adolescence creators Stephen Graham & Jack Thorne 💛 Advocate & survivor mom Deb Schmill 🎟️ socialmediasafetygala.org #OFSMSGala #SMVLC #YouthMentalHealth

We joined Fairplay & over 80 orgs to demand that Meta STOP deploying AI chatbots to users under 18 & get rid of AI companion bots that simulate the likeness of a child or teen. 📨 Read our letter: bit.ly/metaAImessage

"What is the Zuckerberg saying, 'Move fast and break things.' And what they broke, was our kids." - Laura Marquez-Garrett, Attorney, Social Media Victims Law Center (Social Media Victims Law Center). Watch CAN'T LOOK AWAY now: on.jolt.film/4jRtdtB #watchonjolt #cantlookawaydoc