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Summary of this week's tech news & trends for March 13, 2024:
🔵 A Pew Survey showed 72% of teens often or sometimes feel peaceful when they don't have their smartphone. Yes!
🔵 Today, the US House voted to ban TikTok unless it divests from Chinese parent company ByteDance, driven by national security concerns. No matter who owns it, TikTok still harms kids. Pass KOSA now!
🔵 Ludwig Goransson won Best Original Score for Oppenheimer. In his speech, he praised his parents for giving him instruments instead of video games. #delayistheway = Oscar!
🔵 Pinterest added "body type" options when viewing products. Check our post about Pinterest's new parental controls: protectyoungeyes.com/pinteres...
🔵 Thousands of complaints of deepfake websites are flooding Google. Women are the primary targets. It's almost impossible to fully prevent the issue, but our post includes 15 steps parents can take: bit.ly/3TVFoeK
🔵 Boys ages 13 and 14 might be the first in the country convicted of third-degree felonies after sharing deepfakes of classmates in Florida. It's a horrible situation for everyone.
🔵 Last week, the Child Device Protection Bill, co-authored by PYE and The National Center on Sexual Exploitation passed the Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee and now heads to the full House.
🔵 Kentucky lawmakers are considering a bill restricting certain ed-tech tools due to privacy concerns and limiting classroom screen time in public schools. Visit our #phonefreeschools post for ideas for your community: bit.ly/48PnjEz
12 мар 2024
