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Social Media Lawsuits: Victory?
With recent multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements, it looks as though Social Media giants are finally being held accountable for the algorithms that have held children and adults hostage. Or is this just the cost of doing business? Today there are more than 10,000 Social Media lawsuits being brought against these firms. With the latest judgments, it is expected that this number will grow substantially. The harms claimed are almost exclusively from the algorithms promoting addiction rather than content, for which these firms are generally protected. So what is next?
Chatbots and Teens: What could go wrong?
Chatbots are being used today for advice, counsel and companionship by individuals of all ages. However when children and teens use AI as an alternative to professional mental health care the outcome can be tragic. Lawsuits have followed, attempting to hold AI firms accountable. Open AI has now added parental controls and safety features to its ChatGPT AI platform. How is that working and is this really enough?
Child Safety vs. First Amendment - Again
On June 3, 2025 a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction against Florida, temporarily blocking a bill signed into law by Governor Ron Desantis in 2024 that restricted access to social media to children in his state under the age of 16. Here we go again!
The ongoing debate of this and similar cases demonstrates the complexity of navigating multiple sides of the political, ideological, technical and commercial landscape of our increasingly online world. This news and opinion article explores the causes and possible solutions to clearing the roadblocks and to help parents keep their children safe on social media platforms.