Show Notes
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:
- Updates on the TikTok Divest-or-Ban legislation
- China to start censoring "wealth-flaunting" on TikTok
- Billionaire Frank McCourt's bid to buy TikTok
- More school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta
- Meta shareholders protest over child safety concerns
- Maryland passes Maryland Kids Code
- Latest mark-up of KOSA and APRA
- The rising sextortion epidemic (how you can protect your kids)
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
Resources mentioned during this episode:
- Podcast interview --> Protecting our kids from sextortion (with Paul Raffile)
- Podcast interview --> Protecting our kids online (with Chair Rodgers)
- Announcement --> More School Boards Sue Tech Giants
- Announcement --> Family of 13-year-old Timothy Barnett Speak Out On Sextortion
Check back on Fridays for everything that parents need to know about the platforms our children are spending hours on every day.
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