Big Tech Gut Check (week of August 19, 2024)

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:

• What Snapchat Isn’t Telling You? The Dark Side of Snapchat (article here)
• New Research Reveals Communicating Online with Friends Brings Australians Happiness (full report)
• Stack of TikTok Lawsuits Grows Higher (report here)
• Schools All Over the Nation Roll Out Phone Bans
• Phone Free Schools Movement Releases Toolkit (download here)
• What Parents Need to Know About The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) 

Ask your Representative to Pass KOSA!

Contact your Representative in the House: Visit house.gov and enter ZIP code at the top right to find your representative

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