Big Tech Gut Check (week of July 1, 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: 32-year-old Man Targets Minors on Snapchat (detail here) Important Updates from Aspen Ideas Panel (Teens and Screens Panel) Senator Schumer Faces Heat as Landmark Bill to Protect Kids Online Stalls (NY Post article) Threads Reaches 175M Users; A Review of the Danger of Threads  Contact your Representative in the House: Visit house.gov and enter ZIP code at the top right to find your representative Contact your Senators: Visit senate.gov and use the state drop down at the top of your screen Check back on Fridays for everything that parents need to know about the platforms our children are spending hours on every day. This episode is sponsored by Bark Technologies. Learn about the Bark App for iPhones and Androids: https://info.bark.us/scrolling2death_bark  *Use code SCROLLING2DEATH FOR 10% OFF Check out the Bark Phone: https://info.bark.us/scrolling2deathbp