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Through to Thriving: Centering Young People with Vaishnavi J | TechPolicy.Press In the latest in her podcast series, Through to Thriving, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli speaks to Vaishhnavi J, founder of VYS Strategies.

In the latest episode of her podcast series, Through to Thriving, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli discusses how to center youth in tech policy debates with Vaishnavi J, founder and principal of VYS Strategies, a firm that advises on youth product, engineering, and policy solutions.

love a good post-rain hike😌

And finally, we zoom in on Maryland's Kids Code, a law that aims to protect kids' data + privacy. MD Delegate Jared Solomon says this law is also about the algorithms "manipulating people." Plus, a comment from NetChoice, Big Tech's lobbying arm. www.marketplace.org/shows/market...

Can close connections with AI chatbots harm kids? - Marketplace Meetali Jain of the Tech Justice Law Project says companion chatbots are offered as a solution to loneliness and that some users are as young as 13. She calls the trend fascinating as well as dangerou...

Some parents are also having to reckon with their kids' use of AI chatbots (sometimes embedded on social media). @meetalijain.bsky.social at the Tech Justice Law Project says the bots' human-like features make it so minors spend more time interacting with them. www.marketplace.org/shows/market...

Parents want their kids to be social, but with less social media - Marketplace We talk to a mom who's feeling the stress of regulating her children's social media use. Ravi Iyer, a technologist and psychologist, says the industry should better accommodate parents' preferences.

We then turn to Jessica Tighe and her teenage son to learn about the house rules they have in place for social media use. Plus, @iyerland.bsky.social at USC says the many in-app settings on some of these platforms are "hard to use" for some parents. www.marketplace.org/shows/market...

Youngsters' social media habit has developmental impact, researcher says - Marketplace "Adolescents are glued to their phones around the clock," reports Eva Telzer of the University of North Carolina. In our new series "The Infinite Scroll," Telzer says that later in life, many wish the...

We start this week's series with a conversation with @evatelzer.bsky.social, neuroscientist at UNC Chapel Hill, who says teens are habitually checking social media, making them more sensitive to feedback from their peers. www.marketplace.org/shows/market...

This week, @hughesstephanie.bsky.social and I have been busy reporting and producing our new series "The Infinite Scroll" for #MarketplaceTech, looking at how minors use social media, the harms that come with that online presence and the guardrails that exist to protect these young users.

first hike after the wildfires + post-rain — and wow! finally some good air quality too😌

alright, w “brain rot” chosen as Oxford word of the year, i wanna know how you experience brain rot. eg: i scroll on tiktok while playing Real Housewives episodes in the background (wild, i know). lmk in a quick voice memo for a segment i’m working on: jalvarado@marketplace.org

morning hike to griffith observatory for a perf start of my sunday🫶🏽

i know many of yall on here followed me bc of my work and whatnot, but one thing to know about me is i’m also a huge real housewives fan. and i love collecting atrocious housewives memes. exhibit a: meredith marks & her octopus bangs at mary cosby’s breakfast at tiffany’s event. iykyk😌

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Advocates and Researchers Set Up “Global Majority House” in Brussels to Engage on Digital Services Act | TechPolicy.Press Ramsha Jahangir writes that the Global Majority House will foster international dialogue and collaboration on digital governance.

Given the global significance of the DSA, a coalition of civil society and research organizations is setting up a “Global Majority House” in Brussels to ensure their concerns and priorities are not overlooked.

My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social
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i went from having about 10 followers on here to almost 300 w in the last week. is this a sign for me to finally make the pivot from the former blue bird app to here?👀