Big Tech May Have Met Its Match in Gen Z
The constituency that serves as the very engine of social media is becoming the industry’s greatest threat.
Big Tech vs Gen Z is the matchup we didn't see coming.
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Another whistleblower testified in Congress this week with more shocking claims that Meta has continued to dismiss internal evidence of the harm its platforms are doing to teens.
It’s a timely revelation: After years of inertia, the Senate may soon pass legislation that could change the way kids engage with social media. A wide-ranging coalition that includes Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has been growing in support of the Kids Online Safety Act, which would give children and parents the power to opt out of social media algorithms that push content on suicide, disordered eating and other painful topics.