remixtures (@remixtures@tldr.nettime.org)
"K.G.M.’s is the first lawsuit to be picked by the court as a so-called “bellwether” trial. Bellwether trials typically occur in situations where there are a large number of plaintiffs who have filed a lawsuit against the same defendant (or defendants) for harm by the same products. A small number of cases are handpicked as test cases to be representative of all the large pool of plaintiffs. The goal of such trials is to help foresee what the future litigation of all cases might look like.
This case has gotten so far because it’s built on an argument that tries to sidestep Section 230. The plaintiffs’ focus is not the liability of the content but the alleged business decisions that shape these platforms. If the legal argument in this trial proves successful, experts believe it could force social media companies to prioritize safety in a way they have not to this point.
“This is going to be the first time a jury is going to hear arguments about what the social media companies knew about the risks of the design of their platforms and how they acted on the types of information they had,” says Haley Hinkle, policy counsel at Fairplay, an organization that works to protect kids from Big Tech. The jury will ultimately decide, she says, whether the companies were negligent, if they contributed to mental health harms, and if they should have warned young users about the risks."
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-google-youtube-social-media-addiction-trial/
#SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction #SocialNetworks #Algorithms #RecommendationAlgorithms #TikTok #Meta #Google #BigTech #MentalHealth #YouTube
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heiseonlineenglish (@heiseonlineenglish@social.heise.de)
Digital services ad: Kiel in trouble after church leaving clip
The city of Kiel wanted to advertise digital government services on Instagram and chose leaving the church as an example. The outrage was immediate.
#Digitalisierung #Entertainment #IT #SocialMedia #news
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media (@media@eicker.news)
»The Screen Time Panic Sets Parents Up to Fail« https://www.404media.co/the-screen-time-panic-sets-parents-up-to-fail/?eicker.media #media #socialmedia
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Big_Blue_Gnu (@Big_Blue_Gnu@mastodon.social)
Once again, a nontroversy by online trolls about Bad Bunny—an American citizen—leading the halftime. One need not like his music, but please don't insinuate he is "a fake American" or that the Super Bowl "isn't White enough". Those comments are weird, and also totally miss the point of the Super Bowl: to celebrate individual excellence (far from DEI). I wish he would have just been ignored when I visited my grandparents' yesterday.
#BadBunny #socialMedia #SuperBowlLX
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faab64 (@faab64@freefree.ps)
What is happening with the US department of War social media account?
Why do they show Iranian Shahed 135 on their post?
#USDoW #SocialMedia #Shahed136 #Propaganda
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ShineMyCrown (@ShineMyCrown@newsie.social)
Kamala Harris Revamps ‘Kamala HQ’ Social Media Account, Drawing Mixed Reactions Online https://shinemycrown.com/harris-revamps-kamala-hq-social-media-account-drawing-mixed-reactions-online/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #KamalaHarris #SocialMedia #Politics #DigitalCommunication #MixedReactions
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AAKL (@AAKL@infosec.exchange)
I just have one question for Europe: why are you waging a war on young people instead of the platforms providing social media services?
Gizmodo, from yesterday: Countries Across Europe Take Action to Ban Social Media for Minors https://gizmodo.com/countries-across-europe-take-action-to-ban-social-media-for-minors-2000719321 @Gizmodo #socialmedia #socialmediaban
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bloodravenlib (@bloodravenlib@mas.to)
Oh, and in case you are one of those asshats who ask "what's the big deal?" or my personal favorite "if you got nothing to hide," here, read this and get a fucking clue.
> 10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/10-not-so-hidden-dangers-age-verification
#SocialMedia #privacy #Internet #tech #surveillance
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bloodravenlib (@bloodravenlib@mas.to)
RE: https://xoxo.zone/@Ashedryden/116041139113784892
Damn, and I was just starting to give Discord a chance. I guess time to delete that account.
#Discord #SocialMedia #fail #tech #Internet #privacy #surveillance
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toxify (@toxify@games.ngo)
A new international study has found that social media influencers are normalizing unnecessary testosterone testing and treatment.
Researchers found that the content was closely linked to the online "manosphere" and promotes a narrow ideal of masculinity.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-masculinity-crisis-social-media-testosterone.html
#socialmedia #manosphere #culture
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snoopy10 (@snoopy10@ohai.social)
Keir #Starmer must remain Prime Minister 🇬🇧
Otherwise, every president, prime minister or chancellor who negotiates with and has contact with #Baby #Trump 🇺🇸🤮 would have to resign.
#Trump is also a convicted sex predator.
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r (@r@fed.brid.gy)
German referee assaulted after viral proposal to boyfriend
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/german-referee-bisexual-assaulted-proposal
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