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Show Notes
The Big Tech Gut Check is a super quick, weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech.
Social Media & Big Tech 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 during this episode:
Podcast interview --> Sextortion: Is your kid next? (with John DeMay)
New York Times article --> Chelsea asked for nude pictures: then the sextortion began
Podcast interview --> Protecting our kids from sextortion (with Paul Raffile)
New York Times article --> On Instagram, a jewelry ad draws solicitations for sex with a 5-year-old
Press release --> New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez Announces Arrests of Suspected Online Predators Following “Operation MetaPhile”
Press release --> European Union investigating child safety concerns on Meta
Research --> Study by Nature Reviews Psychology
Report sextortion here: https://report.cybertip.org
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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