Jesús Alvarado
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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...
Maryland's message to Big Tech: Think different. - Marketplace
The Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code is meant to safeguard children's privacy and prevent geotracking and the selling of personal data, according to State Delegate Jared Solomon. "This is really a...
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March 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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...
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...
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...
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March 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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...
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...
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.
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March 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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...
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...
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...
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March 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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...