Fairplay

@fairplayforkids

Creating a world where kids can be kids, free from false promises of marketers + Big Tech. Formerly Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood | .

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Sep 30

    For years, Fairplay and our allies have said Facebook can't be trusted with kids. Revelations from 's Facebook Files have proved us right: Facebook sees kids as a means to an end, not vulnerable individuals worthy of protection. 1/

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  2. Oct 12

    Despite the revelations of Facebook whistleblower , Facebook still wants to move forward with Instagram for kids. That can't happen. Add your name and tell Facebook: make the pause on Instagram Youth permanent!

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  3. Oct 12

    The Youth4Youth summit begins this Thursday, October 14! Register today to hear from youth leaders and experts on tech and kids in this always-exciting event.

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  4. Oct 12

    Join Action Network advisory board members and Celine Bernhardt-Lanier on 11/22 at 12 PM ET for a deep dive into social media and how it affects kids in this webinar offered by our friends at !

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  5. Retweeted
    Oct 11

    Which kids are most vulnerable to ? Watch as they explore this 💔 topic and offer practical ways to work against it.

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  6. Retweeted
    Oct 11

    More than 80% of surveyed teachers & 77% of surveyed HS students said their schools use surveillance software on those devices & more reliant students are on those electronics, unable to afford their own devices the more they are subjected to scrutiny.

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  7. Oct 10

    As always w/ FB, we should 1) be skeptical; 2) demand FB be completely transparent about the changes, including releasing research they've done on new features; 3) remind lawmakers FB's changes are always surface deep & no substitute for real regulation

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  8. Retweeted
    Oct 8

    . talks about Big Tobacco as an analog for Big Tech. Says Big Tech is aware of how harmful their products are, but they're willing to hawk them to kids if they can make another buck. Says scale of tech harms is even greater than tobaccco.

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  9. Oct 8

    "We are being locked into platforms by virtue of their usefulness, and then prevented from making legitimate choices over how we use them...through the highly manipulative designs and features platforms adopt in the first place."

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  10. Oct 7

    This week, Facebook whistleblower confirmed what we here at Fairplay have been saying for years: Facebook’s choice to put profits above all else is directly harming children.

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  11. Oct 7

    Gen Z is tired of being Big Tech’s guinea pigs and they're taking action! We’ve partnered with and to amplify the voices of 100+ youth leaders at the Youth 4 Youth iSummit from October 14-17!

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  12. Oct 6

    Want to know more about the Facebook research released by the last week? We took a look at each document and summarized them here:

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  13. Retweeted
    Oct 6

    Instagram launched 11 years ago today. Since then, it was acquired by Facebook and algorithmically retooled to put profits ahead of all else to the detriment of the mental health of its users. If you're one of them, share your story below.

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  14. Retweeted
    Oct 5

    We have growing evidence that Facebook KNOWS kids under 13 are on its platforms. If that’s the case, the company must comply with a federal privacy law I wrote. I will look into this as we fight to hold Facebook accountable for the harms it’s inflicting on kids and teens.

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  15. Retweeted
    Oct 6

    Yesterday’s testimony by Frances Haugen made clear that the damage to self-esteem & self-worth inflected by Facebook today will haunt our children—fueling doubts & insecurities. We need accountability from the top.

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  16. Retweeted
    Oct 6

    As the mom of two girls, this is personal to me. This isn’t some hypothetical — ’s decisions are harming real kids, particularly young girls. Our children must come first.

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    If you watch one thing today, watch this moment from today's Senate hearing: reads a powerful text from a constituent about how Instagram forever changed his daughter's life.
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  17. Oct 5

    . strongly encourages banning targeted advertising to children, noting that Facebook's algorithms can continue to target kids even if advertisers aren't explicitly allowed to options to target them. We can't help but agree!

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  18. Oct 5

    Facebook has had some of the research showing Instagram's negative effects on teen girls for FOUR YEARS. That's four years' worth of self-harm, eating disorders, suicidal ideation, and other harms Facebook could've prevented if it cared about more than its bottom line.

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  19. Oct 5

    Absolutely horrific: when teens experience mental health issues as a result of Instagram use, Facebook research shows they enter a negative feedback cycle where they use Instagram even more. Facebook is directly profiting from teens' mental health crises.

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  20. Oct 5

    .: "Any system children are exposed to should not use amplification algorithms."

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  21. Oct 5

    . underscores an important aspect of Facebook's decision to stop targeting ads to teens: in reality, algorithms will implicitly allow marketers to continue targeting ads to kids and teens.

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