Multiple online safety groups released reports last year suggesting that Instagram’s Teen Accounts and other safety tools weren’t functioning as advertised, potentially exposing teens to sexual, violent or other inappropriate content.
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Your weekly guide to taking action in Michigan (May 15-21)
A weekly roundup of Michigan protests, political events, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide–Friday, May 15 through Thursday, May 21.
Tech: Lieu faces increased AI preemption pressure
The pressure campaign, which includes a Friday letter signed by nearly 100 young adults in the Golden State, is part of an ongoing effort by tech skeptics and liberal groups to keep Democrats from conceding AI ground to the GOP. You can read the latest letter, organized by the youth-led, anti-Big Tech group Design It For Us, here.
Larry Magid: Young people starting to push back against Big Tech
Parent advocates thank Nessel for hosting roundtable, urge passage of social media restrictions
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and state Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) joined parent advocates at a roundtable Thursday on the harms young people experience on social media platforms…
I grew up on Zoom and social media. Protect Illinois kids, teens from the dangers of AI
Kashyap Rajesh, 19, grew up in Buffalo Grove and attends Cornell University. He is a member of Design It For Us, a youth-led advocacy organization working to counter Big Tech’s influence in policy.
Insider: Why are politicians cursing so much lately?
During the event in East Lansing, hosted by Her Campus Media and Design It For Us, speakers addressed a variety of issues…
AI Is Changing Teens’ Lives. Why Are They Being Left Out of the Debate?
Youth participation should reflect a broad range of ages, lived mental health experiences, cultural backgrounds and gender and sexual identities, with appropriate compensation and safeguards. Policymakers can also partner with youth-led coalitions that already have youth participation structures in place, like GoodforMEdia, Design It For Us and the Center for Youth and AI.
Gen Z takes on Big Tech at Michigan summit
The event, called “Hard Reset: It’s Not You, It’s Them,” was hosted in partnership with Her Campus and Design It For Us, and included a fireside chat with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Whitmer calls for social media companies’ accountability, federal regulation at ‘Hard Reset’ summit
Whitmer’s comments came in response to a question posed rhetorically towards Zuckerberg by Zamaan Qureshi, the co-founder and director of campaigns and policy at Design It For Us, the other organization hosting the event, who asked, “Is this the world that he wants us to be growing up in? Is this the world that he wants his kids to be growing up in?”