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Gaia Bernstein

@gaiabernstein.bsky.social
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Technology policy expert; law professor: author and speaker.

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
@gaiabernstein.bsky.social on the Meta settlement - worth reading. gaiabernstein.substack.com/p/the-meta-s... Gaia also wrote a great book about the issue of addiction to tech, UNWIRED amzn.to/4y6FQrD
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The Meta Settlement Is Not about the Money. It Is about the Redesign.
The 17 billion dollars that Meta will pay to settle the attorneys general lawsuit is not the real story.
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Jonathan Haidt @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Bans on companion AI bots operate as recalls by removing unsafe products until they are designed safely. This is an important reframe — it shifts incentives so companies can compete on safety. Law Professor Gaia Bernstein’s new Brookings policy brief: gaiabernstein.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
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We Are Not Banning AI Companion Bots. We Are Recalling Them.
Why AI Companion Bots Require Public Health Regulation.
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
As the verdict arrives in the first social media addiction trial, this moment is bigger than it looks. It is not just the case. It is the growing recognition of harm. This is the pattern behind Unwired. Social Media’s Tobacco Moment Is Bigger Than You Think open.substack.com/pub/gaiabern...
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Social Media’s Tobacco Moment Is Bigger Than You Think
As the first social media addiction trial delivers its verdict, the tobacco wars show us what comes next.
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
President Trump recently issued executive order on AI reiterates a long held view that technology should operate with minimal oversight. My new Brookings commentary argues why AI companion bots demand a fundamentally different regulatory framework. www.brookings.edu/articles/why...
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Why AI companions need public health regulation, not tech oversight | Brookings
Gaia Bernstein argues for a public health framework for AI regulation to protect children from the technology's emerging harms.
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Started using AI for tablets, then hotels, then... recipes I actually enjoy researching myself. MIT study: ChatGPT users underperformed non-users. When convenience replaces competence, we lose more than time. open.substack.com/pub/gaiabern...
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Delegating Tasks to AI: When Convenience Quietly Replaces Competence
From cooking recipes to hotel bookings, how small choices reshape our capabilities
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
I am pleased to share my guest essay published on Jonathan Haidt's substack After Babel. I explore how we can avoid making the same mistakes we made with social media with AI companion bots. We Are Rushing Into the Same Mistakes With Social Media www.afterbabel.com/p/dont-repea...
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We Are Rushing Into the Same Mistakes We Made With Social Media
Let’s press pause on AI chatbots for kids
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Doron Dorfman @dorfmandoron.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
As we are about to start the new school year, it's exciting to see all the forthcoming scholarship by my fantastic Seton Hall Law colleagues! Read more about it: law.shu.edu/news/seton-h...
A poster with a blue background with photos of faculty members from Seton Hall and their forthcoming scholarship. You can read the actual names of the pieces here: https://law.shu.edu/news/seton-hall-law-facultys-latest-scholarship-makes-an-impact.html
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
I have just launched Digital Crossroads on Substack. Here I post how technology shapes our world through countless small choices we make without thinking; and how tech policy affects everyday life. I hope you will consider subscribing. open.substack.com/pub/gaiabern...
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Welcome to Digital Crossroads
Our Digital Path is Paved with Small Choices
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Doron Dorfman @dorfmandoron.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
So proud of my wonderful Seton Hall colleague @gaiabernstein.bsky.social! Wishing you a productive and fun sabbatical year @brookings.edu 🔥🔥🔥 law.shu.edu/news/profess...
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Professor Bernstein Selected for a Prestigious Visiting Fellowship at the Brookings Institution - Seton Hall Law School
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I interviewed with #Politifact about the dangers of imposing a ten year moratorium on AI state legislation. Re the impact on kids online safety and and education: 'When you're thinking about kids, that’s a whole generation ... You can't undo this experiment." www.politifact.com/article/2025...
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Trump-backed bill may ban AI laws for a decade
Congress is considering a provision in the reconciliation bill that would block states from regulating artificial intelligence for 10 years. Here are four things to know.
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
I am quoted in this New York Times article about how the proposed moratorium on states regulation of AI could halt efforts to protect kids from excessive screen time, related online harms and AI companion bots. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/b...
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Companies Rely on Delaware Courts. Lawyers Reap Huge Fees There.
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
I spoke yesterday at the Brookings Institution event about AI companions; kids; socialization and education. You can watch the recording below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJzm...
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The AI generation: Balancing technology and socialization in education
YouTube video by Brookings Institution
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Matthew Lawrence @mblawrence.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Incredible to see "Moral Panic or Public Health Crisis? Lessons From Drugs and Gambling for 'Addictive' Design" now out in print! With my amazing @EmoryLaw 2L coauthor, Kevin Yan. When was the last time you saw a Music Man epigraph? digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcont...
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
I was interviewed by @mashable.com about AI companion bots: "There is an opportunity to intervene before the norm has become very entrenched," says Gaia Bernstein, a tech policy expert and professor at the Seton Hall University School of Law. mashable.com/article/ai-c...
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Why experts say AI companions aren't safe for teens — yet
Youth mental health and safety experts are most worried about these AI companion features.
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
I am honored that the Seattle University Law Review just published a symposium volume on my book: Unwired: Gaining Control over Addictive Technologies. The symposium focuses on Addictive Technology and Children. Please check it out. digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/sulr/
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Seattle University Law Review | Student Publications and Programs | Seattle University School of Law
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Just published - my new article: Gatekeeping Screen Time: Configuring the Regulation of Addictive Technologies and Kids' Privacy Rights papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Gatekeeping Screen Time: Configuring the Regulation of Addictive Technologies and Kids' Privacy Rights
We all, and especially our kids, spend many hours on screens. Many current studies uncover the harms of excessive screen time for kids. In reaction, legislature
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Please tune in to my conversation with Andrew Keen on the risks of AI companions.
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Last opportunity to register to Seton Hall Law School's AI Companions online symposium tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 18 ,12 pm-2:30 pm EST. You can register here: : bit.ly/40Ztl2j
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Please join us for our online symposium on AI companions, to be held on Tuesday, Feb. 18 12 pm-2:30 pm EST. We will explore how are AI companions manipulative? What is the business model? What can parents do? And what are the legal options to regulate them? You can register here: bit.ly/40Ztl2j
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5Rights Foundation @5rightsfound.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
‼️Children's data is at risk without their knowledge or consent. Rethink how we safeguard children's digital futures with our Exec. Dir. Leanda Barrington-Leach, Dr. @gaiabernstein.bsky.social, Baroness Shields & @chriswmckenna.bsky.social. 📌Davos, 23/1 🖊️Reg: futurehousedavos.io?autoopen=1 #WEF2025
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5Rights Foundation @5rightsfound.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
🤔Who controls your child's data? Join our ED. Leanda Barrington-Leach, Dr. @gaiabernstein.bsky.social, Baroness @joannashields.bsky.social & Chris McKenna on 23 Jan in Davos to rethink how we protect children in a data-driven world. Register now🖊️ futurehousedavos.io?autoopen=1 #WEF2025 #davos2025
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
My Substack post about Meta's announcement that it will discontinue fact checking, while continuing to provoke anger and discord through its addictive algorithm. And all is done at the expense of their most vulnerable users - kids. open.substack.com/pub/gaiabern...
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Giving Up on the Truth?
Meta Announced It Will Discontinue Fact Checking
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Finn Byrne 🇨🇮🇨🇦 @irishwriterme.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
"'You chose to use our product, so you are fully responsible for the harms.' The tech industry applied this strategy by extending responsibility to the parents of their minor users." @gaiabernstein.bsky.social After Babel tinyurl.com/5n7md6t9
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The Tech Industry’s Playbook To Prevent Regulation
The Tech Industry is using an old trick – shifting the responsibility entirely to us
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
I am pleased to share my article on Jonathan Haidt's Substack "After Babel." It explains how the tech industry learnt from the tobacco industry to evade regulation by shifting responsibility to its consumers - in this case the parents. www.afterbabel.com/p/tech-indus...
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The Tech Industry’s Playbook To Prevent Regulation
The Tech Industry is using an old trick – shifting the responsibility entirely to us
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
New blog post: Should We Want to Fix Social Media? gaiabernstein.com/should-we-wa...
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Should We Want to Fix Social Media?
I watch my followers dwindle on X while growing on BlueSky. The cycle of social media migration continues, leaving me wondering - do I really want to start over again? Was it ever that good to begin w...
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
On my way to DC to speak at the Summit on the Future of the Internet. I was at DC just a month ago for another conference, but it feels much heavier traveling there now. summit.projectliberty.io?fbclid=IwY2x...
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Summit on the Future of the Internet
Summit on the Future of the Internet - Thursday, November 21, 2024
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Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
My new article about who should legislatures make the gatekeepers of kids screen time: parents, tech companies or both? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Gatekeeping Screen Time: Configuring the Regulation of Addictive Technologies and Kids' Privacy Rights
<p><span>We all, and especially our kids, spend many hours on screens. Many current studies uncover the harms of excessive screen time for kids. In reaction, le
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