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Ashwin Verghese

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Communications Director @fairplayforkids.bsky.social

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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Mark Zuckerberg told a federal court that buying Instagram & WhatsApp was “just business.” Mark, is it also "just business" when your algorithms expose kids to deadly online harms? More on Meta's FTC Antitrust trial from @zamaan.bsky.social #MetaTrial⬇️ www.techpolicy.press/why-metas-ft...
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Why Meta’s FTC Trial Matters for Keeping Young People Safe Online | TechPolicy.Press
Remedies that may stem from the outcome could help protect the next generation of young people on social media, writes Zamaan Qureshi.
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Even in this political climate, parents are a potent force! ⚡️ Read the blog post from our Comms Director @ashwinfairplay.bsky.social 💻 fairplayforkids.org/even-in-this...
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Even in this moment, parents are a potent political force - Fairplay
Protecting Children from Online Harms Continues to Motivate Policymakers Across Party Lines, Parents Push for Action
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Meta's pants are on 🔥. Mark Zuckerberg & co. promised they wouldn't support a lawsuit against the #MarylandKidsCode. But this week, NetChoice, which is funded by Meta, filed a lawsuit to stop the code's online protections for kids ⬇️ www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Analysis | Meta pledged not to thwart a ‘kids code’ law. Its lobbyists sued anyway.
The Washington Post’s essential guide to tech policy news.
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
⚠️ BREAKING: New report shows Big Tech's ad systems help fund child abuse online by serving ads on a site known for hosting #CSAM. Read the full story: bit.ly/3CC7CoW
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How big tech's ad systems helped fund child abuse online
Some of the biggest tech companies in the world served ads on a website featuring images of child abuse, helping to fund its operations.
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
⚠️Whistleblower describes a culture of sexual harassment at Meta and calls out the toxic environment created by Horizon Worlds, its virtual reality app, saying it is “a machine that was set up to hurt kids.” 🔗Read more: bit.ly/41eC9md
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
🏫 DYK 88% of teachers, principals & district leaders said that as students’ screen time increased, so did learning challenges. Student behavior worsened, too We can do better! Download our Screens & Learning Action Kit today to find out how 💪 fairplayforkids.org/pf/screensan...
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Screens & Learning Action Kit - Fairplay
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
SHAME on @netchoice.bsky.social for suing to block the #MarylandKidsCode This is a BRAZEN attack on children's well-being in the name of #BigTech's profits We call on Meta and other tech companies to stop funding these anti-family lawsuits www.theverge.com/news/604930/...
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NetChoice sues to block Maryland’s Kids Code, saying it violates the First Amendment
It’s NetChoice’s 10th lawsuit against such a tech regulation.
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
"I think Mark Zuckerberg is responsible for thousands of teen deaths" - South Carolina lawmaker Brandon Guffey, who lost his son, Gavin, 17, to sextortion. Yesterday, a Nigeran man was charged with child exploitation resulting in Gavin's death www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandar...
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Nigerian man extradited, charged in 'sextortion' scheme that led an SC teen to kill himself
Gavin Guffey, 17, took his own life in 2022 after being duped into sending explicit images that were then used as blackmail to threaten his father's political career.
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Big news: Genshin Impact's developers are BANNED from selling lootboxes to kids < 16 without parental consent & must pay a $20 million fine to settle FTC charges that they "unfairly marketed loot boxes to children that obscured real costs." www.rockpapershotgun.com/genshin-impa...
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Genshin Impact maker will pay a $20 million fine to settle FTC charges that allege they misled players about lootbox odds
Genshin Impact will pay a fine to settle charges brought against them by the FTC.
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
STATEMENT from Fairplay and the Phone-Free Schools Movement: Welcoming Gov. Hochul's ‘bell-to-bell’ #phonefreeschools proposal fairplayforkids.org/welcoming-go...
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Welcoming Gov. Hochul’s ‘Bell-to-Bell’ Phone-Free School Proposal - Fairplay
The Phone-Free Schools Movement and the children’s advocacy group Fairplay today welcomed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal for a “bell-to-bell” phone-free school policy across the state.
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
"When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, militarism and economic exploitation are incapable of being conquered" - Happy belated #MLKDay
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Branko Milanovic @brankomilan.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Pankaj Mishra on the last days of mankind www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
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The Last Days of Mankind | Pankaj Mishra
Today, the war on terror is widely accepted as a military and geopolitical failure. But it is still not fully understood as a massive intellectual and moral fiasco: an attempt by the Western media as ...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 20/01/2025
Earth Explodes theonion.com/earth-e...
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Are you as ANNOYED as we were that Google FORCED #Gemini into our workspaces? Here's how to get rid of it! support.google.com/a/answer/152...
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
🆕🆓 We're proud to release the new Phone-Free Schools Ambassador Toolkit from Fairplay and the Phone-Free Schools Movement! 📵🏫 If you want to get phones out of school, download this free toolkit and become a Phone-Free School Ambassador! ➡️ fairplayforkids.org/new-toolkit-...
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
The FTC's new COPPA Rule gives kids critical new protections! It: ➡️Requires separate parental consent to share data with advertisers & other 3rd parties ➡️Limits data retention ➡️Expands the definition of personal info to include biometrics Read more: fairplayforkids.org/fairplay-wel...
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Fairplay Welcomes New FTC Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule - Fairplay
Fairplay welcomes the Social Media Victims Law Center’s (SMVLC) complaint against Character.ai, which includes the allegation that a chatbot convinced a child to kill his own family.
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Survivor parents are appalled that Mark Zuckerberg will be on stage at the #inauguration. Meta's CEO doesn't belong on the presidential platform when his platforms continue to hurt children and cost them their lives. Read the statement from ParentsSOS ⏬ www.parentssos.org/news/zuckerb...
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Survivor Parents Appalled by Announcement of Mark Zuckerberg Appearing at Presidential Inauguration  — Parents for Safe Online Spaces
Mark Zuckerberg doesn't belong on the presidential platform or any platform when his platforms continue to hurt children and cost them their lives.
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
We all still feel the sting of KOSA coming up just short in the last Congress. But as survivor parent Todd Minor of ParentsSOS writes, "parents are finding renewed energy in state-level initiatives. We are also finding strength and hope in empowering each other"♥️ www.techpolicy.press/-turning-gri...
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Turning Grief into Action: Parents Leading the Charge for Kids’ Online Safety in 2025 | TechPolicy.Press
As the 118th Congress concludes leaving KOSA unpassed, Todd Minor Sr. writes that our focus will remain on keeping kids alive and safe this year.
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Large companies aren’t the only drivers of data privacy concerns. The Texas Attorney General has launched an investigation into 15 smaller companies for their collection and use of children’s data. 🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/40rqBvl
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Rumble Among 15 Targets of Texas Attorney General’s Child Privacy Probe
Texas has become a leading enforcer of internet rules. Its latest probe includes some platforms that privacy experts describe as unusual suspects.
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Content moderators in Kenya are suing Meta after being diagnosed with PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder due to their constant exposure to incredibly graphic content. ➡️ For more about the very real human cost of social media, read: bit.ly/403Eezv
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More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD
Exclusive: Diagnoses part of lawsuit being brought against parent company Meta and outsourcer Samasource Kenya
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Fairplay @fairplayforkids.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
🎊Happy New Year! We are back in the office and excited about our plans for the coming months – here’s to making 2025 our most impactful year yet!
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