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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: Snapchat's Harmful "Snapchat+" Feature Reaches 11 Million Subscribers  TikTok To Remove Addictive Rewards Program from TikTok Lite in EU ( more here ) Frank McCourt and Project Liberty Creating "People's Bid" for TikTok (...

Welcome to Teachers Talk, a series on Scrolling 2 Death featuring candid discussions with teachers. Parents get the real deal on what's happening with screens at school and how tech is affecting students' learning and teachers' jobs. Today's episode features a 4th - 6th grade teacher in Alaska named Jessica Moore. Jessica does an incredible job breaking down the latest research aro...

Annie McGrath shares the story of her son Griffin, who tragically passed away at 13 years old after participating in an online challenge. The choking challenge is one of many deadly challenges that social media companies continue to prioritize within their addictive, harmful algorithms. In this conversation, parents learn how to protect their children from online harms. This includes pushing our e...

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: Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) Passes 91-3 in the Senate ( more here ) NYC Cellphone Ban Begins February 2025 ( more here ) Ask Your School for a Stricter Phone Policy ( template ) Ask Your School for Less Time on Their School-Issued Device ( template...

Today, Titania Jordan and I tackle the complicated topic of phone bans in school. We break down the pro(s?) and cons of allowing kids to have phones at school and why schools across the country are demanding phone bans. If you're a parent or work at a school, this episode is for you. This episode is sponsored by Bark Technologies. Learn about the Bark App for iPhones and Androids : *Use code S...

Walker was a hardworking and well-loved teenager who fell victim to a sextortion scheme that led to his tragic suicide. I spoke with Walker's dad, Brian, to learn about sextortion, how it's happening, who is being victimized and how parents can protect our children from this social media harm. My heart goes out to the Montgomery family for their loss of Walker. After this tragedy, Walker&#...

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: Links Between TikTok Use and Teen Suicide Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) Moves Forward in the Senate Meta Announces New Efforts to Fight Sextortion DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment Sinaloa Cartel Leader Arrested by U.S. Officials Chec...

Welcome to Teachers Talk, a series on Scrolling 2 Death featuring candid discussions with teachers. Parents are going to get the real deal on what's happening with screens at school, how tech is affecting students' learning and teachers' jobs. Today's episode features a high school educator in Canada that we're calling Mrs. C. This conversation goes way beyond screens in school...

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: Donald Trump Assassination Attempt Triggers Social Media Conspiracies ( CNN Article ) Belief in Conspiracy Theories Higher Among Teens Than Adults ( CCDH Report ) Latest String of Nefarious Activity on Snapchat Concerns Parents (Google it) Meta Stock...

Welcome to Teachers Talk, a series on Scrolling 2 Death featuring candid discussions with teachers. Parents are going to get the real deal on what's happening with screens at school, how tech is affecting students' learning and teachers' jobs. Today's episode features educator and speaker Ronna Glickman. You can reach Ronna at socialmediasafety.education

In this episode I welcome Karl Stillner (co-founder and CEO of BrightCanary) for a discussion about device monitoring. These days, parents need to have an understanding of what's going on in their children's digital lives, but is there a point where we breach their privacy? This chat makes it clear that social media companies and the U.S. government do not have our kids backs online. It is...

The Big Tech Gut Check is a super quick, weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech. ❗️New Research Study Shows Effects of Handing Kids Devices ❗️ Dangerous App Called NGL Barred from Minor Usage ❗️ Middle School Students Attack Teachers on TikTok ❗️ Virginia Governor Orders School Phone Bans Starting 2025 ❗️ Senator Rand Paul Blocks Vital Kids Online Safety Bill: Call Senator Paul...

Welcome to Teachers Talk, a series on Scrolling 2 Death featuring candid discussions with teachers. Parents are going to get the real deal on what's happening with screens at school, how tech is affecting students' learning and teachers' jobs. Today's episode features a high school educator named Matt Brady. Here is Matt's substack: Teacher Teacher Matt Miles and Joe Clement ar...

DISCLAIMER: This episode includes details related to sexual assault of a minor. Please listen with caution. Deb Schmill shares the story of her daughter, Becca, who experienced a severe trauma at just 15 years old which led to addiction and her death by fentanyl poisoning in 2020. Smartphones and social media are facilitating access to drugs and harmful content that is deadly to many teens. My con...

Today I'm joined by attorney Laura Marquez-Garrett to review the latest series of events in the world of Snapchat. Snap rolled out new "safety features," but will these features really protect children from being contacted by strangers on Snapchat? The short answer is no, but there is much more harm lurking within Snapchat than meets the eye. Join Laura and I as we take parents throu...

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;...

Therapist Andrea Brambila (of mega-popular @brambila_bits) joins me today for an honest conversation about kids and screens. As moms who both raised babies during COVID, we compare notes on the highs and lows of our efforts to maintain low-tech households. Andrea is an experienced mental health therapist who specializes in perinatal mental health and developmental psychology. She encourages parent...

If you have questions or concern about your childrens' screen time, this is the episode for you. I'm joined by pediatrician and clinical researcher Dr. John Hutton, and we dive into health concerns regarding digital media use in children, impacts on caregiver-child connection, brain development and alternatives to digital media. Dr. Hutton is an Associate Professor, Division of General &am...

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: Snapchat Announces  Safety Updates  (in response to a barrage of  bad press ) Warning! New App OmeTV is the New Omegle (not safe for kids) Surgeon General's ' Social Media Warning Label ' Recommendation Receives Pushback  Meta Failed Chil...

This is an honest conversation between two moms about screen time; the research, the struggles and a few tips. Screen time can be a complicated topic with the wide variety of devices that exist within our childrens' worlds. Joined by Titania Jordan of Bark Technologies, we weed through these intricacies and offer advice for parents looking to get a handle on their kids' screen time. This e...

Today you'll learn all about the speed challenge, which has been making its way around social media for at least 12 years. This involves social media-fueled algorithms which are encouraging children to reach speeds of 130 mph and above. This conversation features Meg Stuhmer, whose daughter was a victim of the speed challenge in 2021. She bravely tells her story so that others can get ahead of...

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: Rolling Stone Implicates Snapchat in Teen Opioid Epidemic ( Rolling Stone piece  and  my interview with Paul Solotaroff ) U.S. Surgeon General Urges Congress to Require Warning Label for Social Media ( article here ) Los Angeles School District Appro...

In this conversation, Susan Linn discusses the harmful effects of marketing to children and the overuse of technology in their lives. She emphasizes the importance of unstructured play and creativity; stressing that kids can amuse and soothe themselves without needing a device. We also dive into the current state of EdTech in schools, highlighting the lack of research supporting its effectiveness....

Rolling Stone has implicated Snapchat in fueling a teen opioid crisis. Paul Solotaroff has been a Senior Writer at Rolling Stone for 25 years. He writes about the denial of justice, about people who have been horrifically abused, like NFL retirees with brain injuries, Iraqi veterans and unfortunately today, it’s KIDS ON SNAPCHAT. In this conversation, Paul discusses the investigation into how drug...

This episode is dedicated to the life of Zach Didier, forever 17. "We're losing a classroom of students every week," shares Chris Didier. We're way past "not my kid." Fentanyl does not discriminate and parents need to get educated on this epidemic. There is a new category of victim where children are trying something they think is harmless, but it's lethal. As paren...