Meta knew its apps harm teens’ mental health, families allege in suits

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is facing a wave of lawsuits alleging it knew what impact its apps could have on teens' mental health. The suits are among the first to rely on the Facebook Papers, a trove of internal documents leaked last year.
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How to keep your kids safe online — without taking away their phone

Here’s what parents and caregivers really need to look out for -- and how to talk to their kids about the potential harms lurking in their direct messages. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/07/social-media-safety/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Trump’s Truth Social steps closer to a financial cliff

A Trump-allied investment company could be forced to liquidate if holders of 65 percent of its shares don't approve a one-year extension of its merger with Trump’s company. https://wapo.st/3et6F5A

‘Nothing can stop what’s coming’: Far-right forums that fomented Capitol riots voice glee in aftermath

The takeover of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday underscored the potent, interactive role between the online and offline worlds. Violent talk on far-right forums fomented violent real-world action, which was then captured by smartphones, uploaded and celebrated on the same forums. The boundaries between the digital and analog all but disappeared as rage, provocation and gloating bounced back and forth, again and again. https://wapo.st/2JYiphQ

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