Big Tech Gut Check (week of December 30, 2024)

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: U.S. Judge Upholds California Ban on Addictive Feeds for Minors Florida Social Media Ban on Hold Due To Lawsuit TikTok Internal Reports Show Massive Amount of Harm TikTok 'Divest or Ban' case to be decided Morton woman faces charges after CSAM linked to her Snapchat account Snapchat Predator Facing Charges Involving 15-year-old Girl Meta Adds Thousands of AI Users to Facebook and Instagram Recommended Interviews: Australia's Under-16 Social Media Ban (with Dany Elachi) "An A.I. chatbot killed my son." (with Megan Garcia) "Chatbots told my son to kill me." Are A.I. chatbots out of control (with Tim Estes) A.I.'s Impact on Children (with Dr. Mathilde Cerioli) This episode is sponsored by Bark Technologies.  Learn about the Bark Phone. Learn about the Bark App for iPhones and Androids. *Use code SCROLLING2DEATH FOR 10% OFF Learn about the Bark Watch.