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“Lawsuit: Social media causes mental illness”
“Social media users who developed eating disorders, anxiety, and depression say the tech giants knew that their algorithms encourage users to view posts that might lead them into mental illness, and that the companies had a duty to warn them of the dangers.”
“Artificial intelligence is watching China’s students but how well can it really see?”
“According to a video posted on the platform Douyin last year, cameras in the school’s classrooms can pick up seven emotions in the students – neutral, happy, sad, disappointed, angry, scared and surprised.”
“Sextortion: It’s More Common Than You Think”
It starts innocently enough: a teen boy and girl meet online playing a video game.
“CDC data shows U.S. teen girls ‘in crisis’ with unprecedented rise in suicidal behavior”
“The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls’ mental health, with almost 60 percent reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness…”
Artificial Intelligence Humans
This website will produce images of people that were created with AI.
“Hardcore porn keeps showing up on Spotify even though it’s not allowed”
You have done your best to protect your kids from adult content, but there always seems to be somewhere you missed.
Two-Part Technology Contract
For holidays and birthdays, many youth will be using new technology. Set the expectations from day-one.