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technology2 years ago

Meta's Alleged Deception: Exploiting Children's Data and Prioritizing Profit Over Protection

A newly unsealed court document from an ongoing federal lawsuit alleges that Meta, the parent company of Instagram, knowingly collected personal information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent. Attorneys general from 33 states accuse Meta of receiving over a million reports of under-13 users on Instagram but only disabling a fraction of those accounts. The lawsuit also claims that Meta's algorithm steered children towards harmful content, impacting their mental well-being. The complaint calls for court orders prohibiting Meta from these practices, with potential civil penalties amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars. Meta denies the allegations and states that verifying the age of online users is a complex challenge.

via CNN|
#childrens-privacy#harmful-content#instagram
technology2 years ago

Malaysia Pursues Legal Action Against Meta for Harmful and Undesirable Content on Facebook

Malaysia's government plans to take legal action against Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms, for failing to remove harmful content from its social media platform. The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission said Facebook has been plagued by a significant volume of undesirable content relating to sensitive issues on race, religion, and royalty, as well as defamation, impersonation, online gambling, and scam advertisements. The commission said it will not tolerate abuse of online platforms and telecommunications services for malicious cyber activities, phishing, or any content that threatens racial stability, social harmony, and defies respect for the rulers.

via The Associated Press|
#facebook#harmful-content#legal-action
technology2 years ago

Texas Gov. Abbott strengthens parental rights in education and online activity.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill banning kids under 18 from joining a wide variety of social media sites without parental consent. The bill requires social media companies to receive explicit consent from a minor’s parent or guardian before they’d be allowed to create their own accounts starting in September of next year. It also forces these companies to prevent children from seeing “harmful” content by creating new filtering systems. The law’s requirements to filter loosely defined “harmful material” and provide parents with control over their child’s accounts mirror language in some federal legislation that has spooked civil and digital rights groups.

via The Verge|
#digital-rights#harmful-content#parental-consent
health2 years ago

Surgeon General Issues Warning on Social Media's Impact on Youth Mental Health

The US Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has issued a public warning about the potential harm of social media to young people's mental health and well-being. While acknowledging that social media can be beneficial to some users, Dr. Murthy noted that there is a "profound risk of harm" to adolescent mental health. The report included practical recommendations for families to guide children's social media use, such as keeping mealtimes and in-person gatherings free of devices and creating a "family media plan." Dr. Murthy also called on tech companies to enforce minimum age limits and create default settings for children with high safety and privacy standards.

via The New York Times|
#adolescent-mental-health#family-media-plan#harmful-content
entertainment2 years ago

Kate Winslet's BAFTA Speech Addresses Harmful Social Media and Parental Fears.

Kate Winslet used her BAFTA acceptance speech to call for action against harmful social media content, specifically addressing the impact it has on children's mental health. She urged "people in power" to criminalize harmful content and emphasized the need for parents to communicate with their teenagers. Winslet's work on "I Am Ruth," a miniseries about a mother and child dealing with mental health pressures from the online world, highlights every parent's fear about social media's impact on their children. Research shows that 24% of adolescents are social media addicts, leading to negative psychological effects and constant social comparison.

via Yahoo Life|
#entertainment#harmful-content#kate-winslet
technology2 years ago

Kate Winslet advocates for online safety while Mia follows in her acting footsteps.

Online safety campaigners have welcomed Kate Winslet’s call on “people in power” to criminalise harmful digital content during her Bafta acceptance speech, as the UK parliament debates legislation to rein in social media platforms. The actor won the television award on Sunday for her portrayal of a mother whose teenage daughter suffers from mental health problems as a result of viewing damaging online content. The Molly Rose Foundation, established by the family of teenager Molly Russell, who took her own life in 2017 after viewing material related to self-harm and suicide on social media, said it was time the government “listened to the chorus of concerned parents” and delivered strong legislation on shielding young people from damaging digital content.

via The Guardian|
#harmful-content#kate-winslet#online-safety
technology2 years ago

Utah Governor Implements Strict Social Media Regulations for Minors

Utah has become the first state in the US to impose a curfew on social media access for children and teens as part of sweeping reforms amid the dangers posed by harmful content on TikTok and other platforms. Under Utah’s laws, minors will be barred from using social media sites like TikTok, Snap and Instagram between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. The legislation also blocks social media companies from implementing addictive features and advertising aimed at underage users, and makes it easier for families alleging their children were harmed by the platforms to sue for damages.

via New York Post |
#harmful-content#social-media#technology