@jamomartin@Juliemkal Putting my hand up to vouch for Dr Martin been following his work and appearances for a couple years or more regarding criminology and THR. He's legit, google him and you'll get a good picture of who he is.
Mark Zuckerberg is on trial in Los Angeles right now, and Meta's own internal research is being used against him.
Dozens of internal studies, leaked by whistleblowers and unearthed through litigation, show the company documented in their own words what Instagram does to teenagers. The conclusions are damning. They knew it was addictive. They knew it was harming mental health. They knew teens felt powerless to stop using it.
And then they went looking for ways to make it more compelling.
A 2020 internal slideshow cited neuroscience and adolescent brain development... not to protect kids, but to identify "opportunities."
This is Big Tech's tobacco moment. And just like tobacco, there's an internal memo that says exactly that.
Read what Meta knew (and when they knew it) in this piece by @smiddendorp22: https://t.co/UNOXMkysR1
@Aleida2097@MisterPuntaCana@charise_lee Interesting, I was listening to a podcast today with Tim Miller from The Bulwark and they were touching on a similar theme. But more around that is when the norms of political discourse and reaching across the aisle broke down.
@IHMadeThis@NickKnudsenUS This video first circulated around mid 2025, they predicted quite well based on 🍊's comments. As you noticed, they underplayed the level of violence for sure. I guess they didn't yet know how bad things were going to get.
A Russian schoolteacher secretly filmed his own workplace as it was turned into a war propaganda machine. That footage is now part of a documentary shortlisted for an Oscar.
Here’s the story behind ‘Mr Nobody in Russia’:👇
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Must watch: NYT just released a damning forensic analysis of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
It flatly refutes Trump administration claims — confirming the motorist was driving away, not toward the officer, and the officer was not hit by the vehicle.
https://t.co/n8opkxbtmU