Jury Verdicts Add to Calls for Teen Social Media Bans
Will proposed legislation have more momentum in Congress and statehouses now?
Verdicts announced last week against Meta and Google present an opportunity to change young people’s online lives. Kurt Wagner, who covers social media for Bloomberg News, writes today about what might come next. Plus: AI gig workers vent, confess and role-play with strangers, all to help machines learn how to sound human (free link!). If this newsletter was forwarded to you, click here to sign up.
US politicians have spent years talking about regulating social media companies, or adding laws to protect young people who use their products. That talk has mostly been, well, talk. But two trial verdicts last week—one against Meta Platforms Inc., the other against Meta and YouTube parent Google—may well be a tipping point.