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The Social Media Addiction Trial Explained (Full Transcript)

Everything from my summary video on the social media addiction trial — what it is, what's at stake, and why the internal documents are the thing that changes everything.
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Full Transcript: Moral Panic or Public Health Crisis?
Taylor Lorenz and Jacob Ward spent an hour live debating the social media addiction trials, the reactionary movements that benefit from panic, and where…
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Moral Panic or Public Health Crisis? A Real Debate About Kids and Screens
A recording from Jacob Ward's live video
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Big News: The Rip Current is Changing
After a year of building The Rip Current, I’m making a shift in how this newsletter works — and I want to be straight with you about what’s changing and…
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Tomorrow: Moral Panic or Public Health Crisis? A Live — and Genuine — Debate About Kids and Screens with Taylor Lorenz
Taylor Lorenz says we're in a moral panic. Jake Ward says we're watching public health move at its usual speed. One of them is right. Maybe both. Tune…
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Zuckerberg Was Served at the Courthouse Door. Here's What That Means.
For the first time in his career as CEO, Mark Zuckerberg can't choose his level of accountability. The layers are falling away in real time.
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Zuckerberg Was Served at the Courthouse Door. Here's What That Means. (Full Transcript)
For the first time in his career, Mark Zuckerberg can’t choose his level of accountability. The layers are falling away in real time.
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Zuckerberg Under Oath (Jake on the BBC)
I was on the BBC today talking about Zuckerberg. Here's the clip.
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