80 episodes
Scrolling 2 Death Nicki Reisberg
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4.7 • 15 Ratings
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Scrolling 2 Death is a podcast for parents who are worried about social media. Through interviews with parents and experts, we explore smartphone use, screen time, school-issued devices, social media use and so much more. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scrolling2death/support
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Big Tech Gut Check (week of May 13, 2024)
The Big Tech Gut Check is a super quick, weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech.
The highlights for this week:
🇺🇸 Sextortion schemes spike in the U.S. and other western countries
👨⚖️ President Biden passed the REPORT Act to fight sextortion
💍 NY Times reveals Meta is serving children's photos to pedophiles in advertisements
📱 New Mexico exposes Meta through Operation MetaPhile
‼️ European Union announces formal investigation into Meta for child safety concerns
🧐 New research shows connection between children's social media use and mental health vulnerability
Resources mentioned in the episode are available here: https://www.scrolling2death.com/big-tech-gut-check-week-of-may-13-2024
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Teachers Talk: The Truth About Screens at School (with Kara Waddell)
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 teacher in Chicago named Kara Waddell.
This episode is sponsored by Bark Technologies.
Learn about the Bark Phone.
Learn about the Bark App for iPhones and Androids. (use code SCROLLING2DEATH for 10% off)
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Protecting Kids From Sextortion (with Paul Raffile)
Sextortion is a parent's worst nightmare. In this interview with cyberintelligence analyst Paul Raffile, parents will learn all about sextortion and how to protect our children.
Paul answers important questions about sextortion including:
Who is being targeted?
Where are the scammers located?
What platforms are at risk for sextortion?
What should parents tell their children to protect them?
If your child has been faced with sextortion, please report it to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: https://report.cybertip.org
Paul Raffile is an intelligence analyst focused on cyber threats and transnational organized crime. He has worked on government and private sector projects to detect and investigate terrorist networks, fraud, black markets, and human exploitation on social media platforms.
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Advocate, Before It's Too Late (with Ed Peisner)
Ed Peisner is an accidental advocate. In 2017, his teenage son Jordan was viciously assaulted in West Hills, CA. The attack was filmed and uploaded to social media by an friend of the attacker. Jordan was left with serious and life-long injuries and will never be the same child.
Ed has since dedicated his life to the goal of ensuring that no other family has to endure such a terrible ordeal at the hands of social media-induced violence.
Together we break down the reality of how social media is affecting our kids, and how we can protect them from harm.
Ed is the National Education Director and Founder of The Organization for Social Media Safety. OFSMS is the first consumer protection organization exclusively focused on social media. They work to make social media safe for everyone.
Connect with Ed and his team at the Organization for Social Media Safety at this link. And be sure to check out their FREE online safety course for parents!
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Sextortion: Is your kid next? (with John DeMay)
This episode is dedicated to the life of Jordan DeMay, cut short way too soon.
Jordan was a victim of sextortion, an epidemic that we should all be ready to encounter.
This interview is a raw conversation with John DeMay, Jordan's dad. John takes us through what happened to Jordan and what parents need to look out for.
If you have encountered a sextortion scheme, please be sure to report it to NCMEC.
This episode is sponsored by Bark Technologies.
Learn about the Bark Phone.
Learn about the Bark App for iPhones and Androids. (use code SCROLLING2DEATH for 10% off)
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Big Tech Gut Check (week of May 6, 2024)
The Big Tech Gut Check is a super quick, weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech.
The highlights for this week:
TikTok sues the U.S. Government in response to new legislation
A number of states pass laws to limit minor's use of social media
President Biden passed the REPORT Act to fight sextortion
Fentanyl-laced pills are sweeping the nation (and being sold on social media)
New social media recommendations from Ofcom
Check back on Fridays for everything that parents need to know about the platforms our children are spending hours on every day.
Interviews mentioned during this episode:
What Parents Need to Know About CSAM (with Cath Knibbs)
Social Media: An Open Air Drug Market (with Bill Bodner)
Drugs in a Snap (with Amy Neville)
More Snapchat More Problems (with Sam Chapman)
This week's Big Tech Gut Check is sponsored by Bark Technologies.
Learn about the Bark Phone.
Learn about the Bark App for iPhones and Androids.
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Customer Reviews
Important stuff!
A really great message packages up by 2 awesome hosts! Hopefully this will make people take a look at their own usage. Keep spreading the word and change the world!
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