Mark Zuckerberg told a federal court that buying Instagram & WhatsApp was “just business.” Mark, is it also "just business" when your algorithms expose kids to deadly online harms? More on Meta's FTC Antitrust trial from @zamaan.bsky.social #MetaTrial⬇️ www.techpolicy.press/why-metas-ft...

Even in this political climate, parents are a potent force! ⚡️ Read the blog post from our Comms Director @ashwinfairplay.bsky.social 💻 fairplayforkids.org/even-in-this...

Meta's pants are on 🔥. Mark Zuckerberg & co. promised they wouldn't support a lawsuit against the #MarylandKidsCode. But this week, NetChoice, which is funded by Meta, filed a lawsuit to stop the code's online protections for kids ⬇️ www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

⚠️ BREAKING: New report shows Big Tech's ad systems help fund child abuse online by serving ads on a site known for hosting #CSAM. Read the full story: bit.ly/3CC7CoW

⚠️Whistleblower describes a culture of sexual harassment at Meta and calls out the toxic environment created by Horizon Worlds, its virtual reality app, saying it is “a machine that was set up to hurt kids.” 🔗Read more: bit.ly/41eC9md

🏫 DYK 88% of teachers, principals & district leaders said that as students’ screen time increased, so did learning challenges. Student behavior worsened, too We can do better! Download our Screens & Learning Action Kit today to find out how 💪 fairplayforkids.org/pf/screensan...

SHAME on @netchoice.bsky.social for suing to block the #MarylandKidsCode This is a BRAZEN attack on children's well-being in the name of #BigTech's profits We call on Meta and other tech companies to stop funding these anti-family lawsuits www.theverge.com/news/604930/...

"I think Mark Zuckerberg is responsible for thousands of teen deaths" - South Carolina lawmaker Brandon Guffey, who lost his son, Gavin, 17, to sextortion. Yesterday, a Nigeran man was charged with child exploitation resulting in Gavin's death www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandar...

Big news: Genshin Impact's developers are BANNED from selling lootboxes to kids < 16 without parental consent & must pay a $20 million fine to settle FTC charges that they "unfairly marketed loot boxes to children that obscured real costs." www.rockpapershotgun.com/genshin-impa...

STATEMENT from Fairplay and the Phone-Free Schools Movement: Welcoming Gov. Hochul's ‘bell-to-bell’ #phonefreeschools proposal fairplayforkids.org/welcoming-go...

"When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, militarism and economic exploitation are incapable of being conquered" - Happy belated #MLKDay

Pankaj Mishra on the last days of mankind www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

Earth Explodes theonion.com/earth-e...

Are you as ANNOYED as we were that Google FORCED #Gemini into our workspaces? Here's how to get rid of it! support.google.com/a/answer/152...

🆕🆓 We're proud to release the new Phone-Free Schools Ambassador Toolkit from Fairplay and the Phone-Free Schools Movement! 📵🏫 If you want to get phones out of school, download this free toolkit and become a Phone-Free School Ambassador! ➡️ fairplayforkids.org/new-toolkit-...

The FTC's new COPPA Rule gives kids critical new protections! It: ➡️Requires separate parental consent to share data with advertisers & other 3rd parties ➡️Limits data retention ➡️Expands the definition of personal info to include biometrics Read more: fairplayforkids.org/fairplay-wel...

Survivor parents are appalled that Mark Zuckerberg will be on stage at the #inauguration. Meta's CEO doesn't belong on the presidential platform when his platforms continue to hurt children and cost them their lives. Read the statement from ParentsSOS ⏬ www.parentssos.org/news/zuckerb...

We all still feel the sting of KOSA coming up just short in the last Congress. But as survivor parent Todd Minor of ParentsSOS writes, "parents are finding renewed energy in state-level initiatives. We are also finding strength and hope in empowering each other"♥️ www.techpolicy.press/-turning-gri...

Large companies aren’t the only drivers of data privacy concerns. The Texas Attorney General has launched an investigation into 15 smaller companies for their collection and use of children’s data. 🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/40rqBvl

Content moderators in Kenya are suing Meta after being diagnosed with PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder due to their constant exposure to incredibly graphic content. ➡️ For more about the very real human cost of social media, read: bit.ly/403Eezv

🎊Happy New Year! We are back in the office and excited about our plans for the coming months – here’s to making 2025 our most impactful year yet!