Big Tech Gut Check (week of May 13, 2024)

The #BigTechGutCheck is a super quick, weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech.

The highlights for this week:

🇺🇸 #Sextortion schemes spike in the U.S. and other western countries
👨‍⚖️ President Biden passed the #REPORTAct to fight sextortion
💍 NY Times reveals Meta is serving children's photos to pedophiles in ads
📱 New Mexico exposes #Meta through Operation MetaPhile
‼️ European Union announces formal investigation into Meta for #childsafety concerns
🧐 New research shows connection between children's #socialmedia use and #mentalhealth vulnerability

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