NM prosecutors: Meta knowingly pushed addictive algorithms, creating predator breeding grounds targeting children. Billions in fines possible. Your 'free' app has a serious hidden cost. #DataPrivacy #Meta #ChildSafety #SocialHarm #NotFree #BigTech
Facebook enabled a genocide in Myanmar, livestreamed the Christchurch massacre & helps traffickers recruit victims. 42 states are suing Meta for child addiction by design. This isn't a bug it's the product. WE CAN DO BETTER! #SocialHarm #DeleteFacebook #ProtectKids #EndBigTech #Accountability
Louis Theroux's own line says it all "It's highly profitable to be a dick on the internet". And the platforms built those profit rails deliberately, knowing exactly who was watching. #Manosphere #Socialharm #BigTech #DeleteMeta
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Internal docs show platforms knew their slot‑machine feeds were wrecking kids’ sleep, grades and self‑worth and did it anyway for profit. Courts are finally catching up. #YouKnew #JusticeForGenerationSwipe #DeleteMeta #bigtech #SocialHarm
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New Mexico trial brands Meta’s “free” platforms a “marketplace for predators,” alleging design choices favored engagement over child safety and enabled trafficking & abuse. #Meta #Instagram #SocialHarm #KidsOnline #SafetyNotProfit
Governments & schools sue Meta & TikTok, saying “free” social apps fuel a youth mental‑health crisis with addictive feeds, predators & self‑harm content that society, not platforms, pays for. #Meta #TikTok #X #SocialHarm #YouthCrisis #NotFree
California woman testifies that “free” Instagram, YouTube & TikTok hooked her since age 6, deepening depression, body‑image issues & suicidal thoughts showing the real social cost of these apps. #Meta #YouTube #TikTok #SocialHarm #YouthMentalHealth
Court files allege Meta hid evidence its “free” apps hurt teens and failed to stop sextortion & trafficking, showing how engagement‑at‑all‑costs turns social media into a public‑health threat. #Meta #Instagram #SocialHarm #KidsOnline #NotFree
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Governments & families sue Meta, TikTok & others, saying “free” social apps fuel a youth mental‑health crisis with addictive feeds, predators & self‑harm content. #Meta #TikTok #X #SocialHarm #YouthMentalHealth #NotFree
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Woman at LA trial says “free” Instagram & YouTube hooked her as a girl, worsening depression & suicidal thoughts—spotlighting how Meta, TikTok & X offload massive social harms onto families. #Meta #YouTube #TikTok #X #SocialHarm #YouthAddiction
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Meta, TikTok & YouTube face landmark youth‑addiction cases, accused of turning “free” social apps into products that fuel compulsion, loneliness and school disruption. #Meta #TikTok #YouTube #SocialHarm #KidsOnline #NotFree
LA bellwether trial claims “free” apps like Instagram, TikTok & YouTube used casino‑style design and beauty filters that deepened a teen’s depression and suicidal thoughts. #Meta #TikTok #YouTube #SocialHarm #YouthAddiction #DarkPatterns
Courts worldwide probe how “free” apps like Meta, TikTok & X addict kids and spread bullying, self‑harm & eating‑disorder content, echoing tobacco‑style social harms. #Meta #TikTok #X #SocialHarm #YouthCrisis #OnlineSafety
2/ The boom: Fueled by IPL sponsorships and “skill-based” loopholes, these platforms scaled fast with high ARPUs, but addiction and debt sparked regulatory fears. #GamingBoom #SocialHarm
If you're at #MaynoothCrimCon this week ...
#Criminology
#SocialHarm
#AI
My PhD research is looked at #UniversalCredit, #SocialHarm and #SocialReproduction. I used qualitative longitudinal interviews, participant diary entries and autoethnography. This was organised using thematic and narrative analysis. It’s now available online for those interested!
#CorporateCrime at industrial scale by #ASDA using #FacialRecognition to use your face like a barcode without your consent or knowledge. soon at ASDA near you!
#GifsArtidote: #boycott & #sue them #NoJusticeNoPeace #2TierPolicing #SocialHarm
#news #press #UKgov #BreakingNews
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Literally all men in my family, including my non-binary self:
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#workaholic #psychology #SocialHarm #CollectiveTrauma #BPD #ClusterBPDs #Capitalism #ChildhoodTrauma #DysfunctionalFamily #EmotionalNeglect #NPD #ASPD
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@stevetombs.bsky.social
#StateCrime + #CorporateCrime = #SocialHarm
UK Banks are using the police, courts, auction houses and 3rd party contractors to evict home owners and distroy their lives.
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@stevetombs.bsky.social
@stevetombs.bsky.social
#StateCrime + #CorporateCrime = #SocialHarm
UK Banks are using the police, courts, auction houses and 3rd party contractors to evict home owners and distroy their lives.
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📣ALL STUDENTS -enter the Social Policy Association's new Social Harm Student Essay Competition 2025, with a chance to win £100 in cash, £100 in book vouchers & a chance to be published! I'm on the judging panel 😀 social-policy.org.uk/policy-group... #socialharm #stigma @durhamsu.bsky.social RTs 🙏
Was there more outrage within the Law Enforcement (LE) community about #Ice-T’s 1992 “song” “Cop Killer,” than the pardoning of people who actually harmed those within the LE community on #Jan6?
#rap #music #history #time #leo #lawenforcement #pardons
#ruleoflaw #decency #socialharm #norms #fafo
The US #WarOnDrugs has failed to stop substance misuse, it has severely damaged many people's lives, and cost billions of taxpayer dollars.
#Economics
#SocialHarm
#PublicHealth
#FailureLearning
The US #WarOnDrugs has failed to stop substance misuse, it has severely damaged many people's lives, and cost billions of taxpayer dollars
#Economics
#SocialHarm
#SharedFacts
#PublicHealth
#FailureLearning
#HumanReasoning
#CollectiveBehavior
The US #WarOnDrugs has failed to stop substance misuse, it has severely damaged many people's lives, and cost billions of taxpayer dollars
#Economics
#SocialHarm
#PublicHealth
#FailureLearning
#WarOnDrugs has failed to stop substance misuse, it has severely damaged many people's lives, and cost billions of taxpayer dollars.
#Economics
#SocialHarm
#SharedFacts
#PublicHealth
#FailureLearning
#HumanReasoning
#CollectiveBehavior
The US #WarOnDrugs has failed to stop substance misuse, it has severely damaged many people's lives, and cost billions of taxpayer dollars.
#Economics
#SocialHarm
#SharedFacts
#PublicHealth
#FailureLearning
#HumanReasoning
#CollectiveBehavior
The US #WarOnDrugs has failed to stop substance misuse, it has severely damaged many people's lives, and cost billions of taxpayer dollars
#Economics
#SocialHarm
#SharedFacts
#PublicHealth
#FailureLearning
#HumanReasoning
#CollectiveBehavior
The US #WarOnDrugs has failed to stop substance misuse, it has severely damaged many people's lives, and cost billions of taxpayer dollars.
#Economics
#SocialHarm
#SharedFacts
#PublicHealth
#FailureLearning
#HumanReasoning
#CollectiveBehavior
