Did social media break a generation — or just change it?
2/20/202650 min
Is tech rewiring childhood or exposing what’s already broken? Jonathan Haidt, Catherine Price, and a Gen Z advocate debate social media bans, attention and what “fun” looks like off-screen. Guests include social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, youth online safety activist Maximilian Milovidov and author Catherine Price.
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First 90 secondsManoush Zomorodi· Host0:00
This message comes from Charles Schwab with their original podcast, Choiceology. Choiceology is a show about the psychology and economics behind people's decisions. Download the latest episode and subscribe at schwab.com/podcast. This [bell ringing] is the TED Radio Hour. [gentle music] Each week, groundbreaking TED Talks- Our job now is to dream big ... delivered at TED Conferences- To bring about the future we want to see ... around the world.
Speaker 30:27
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Manoush Zomorodi· Host0:29
From those talks, we bring you speakers and ideas that will surprise you- You just don't know what you're gonna find ... challenge you- We truly have to ask ourself, like, why is it noteworthy? ... and even change you. I literally feel like I'm a different person. [laughs] Yes. Do you feel that way? Ideas worth spreading from TED and NPR. I'm Manoush Zomorodi. Most of us accept that social media has a dark side, but are these platforms finally facing a legal reckoning? A warning, this episode contains mentions of sexual abuse of minors and school shootings.
Catherine Price· Guest1:10
For the very first time, the world's most powerful social media giants are standing trial.
Speaker 31:15
A landmark case could change how your child consumes social media content.
Manoush Zomorodi· Host1:19
A series of trials have begun against Meta, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube, marking the first time these big tech companies have actually been tested in court,