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Podcast: This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro
Episode: Protecting Kids From The Harmful Effects of Social Media
Description: Today we're exploring the harmful effects of social media on kids and teens, and what is being done to address them.
This has been an interesting week, with the state of Ohio's new law that requires parents to consent to children under the age of 16 now on hold, because of a lawsuit filed by an organization representing the tech industry.
That group, NetChoice, got a federal judge to issue a temporary injunction to stay the law, that was supposed to go into effect on Monday, January 15th.
In addition, Meta, which owns both Facebook and Instagram, announced some voluntary controls...