The Big Tech Gut Check is a super quick, weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech.

Social Media & Big Tech highlights for this week:

• Snapchat Announces Safety Updates (in response to a barrage of bad press)
• Warning! New App OmeTV is the New Omegle (not safe for kids)
• Surgeon General's 'Social Media Warning Label' Recommendation Receives Pushback
• Meta Failed Children on Safety (NY Times Reports)
• TikTok Defends Against "Foreign Adversary" Label in Lawsuit

Check back on Fridays for everything that parents need to know about the platforms our children are spending hours on every day.

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This is an honest conversation between two moms about screen time; the research, the struggles and a few tips.

Screen time can be a complicated topic with the wide variety of devices that exist within our childrens' worlds. Joined by Titania Jordan of Bark Technologies, we weed through these intricacies and offer advice for parents looking to get a handle on their kids' screen time.

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Today you'll learn all about the speed challenge, which has been making its way around social media for at least 12 years. This involves social media-fueled algorithms which are encouraging children to reach speeds of 130 mph and above.

This conversation features Meg Stuhmer, whose daughter was a victim of the speed challenge in 2021. She bravely tells her story so that others can get ahead of this dangerous trend.

There is currently a lack of regulation requiring social media to keep our children safe. Meg and others encourage you to support the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), contact your representatives and ask them to vote it through the House and the Senate. Parents can join together to make this happen, before we lose another child.

This episode is sponsored by Bark Technologies.

Learn about the Bark App for iPhones and Androids.

*Use code SCROLLING2DEATH FOR 10% OFF

Check out the Bark Phone