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Big Tech is failing to protect kids from sexual abuse online. We're here to change that.

[heatinitiative @heatinitiative]

This is what happens when we let AI into our homes—especially with kids. No guardrails. Real risks. Lives lost.

Take action before the White House and Congress strips states’ power to protect families:
👉 https://t.co/VOLl3SzIEj

[heatinitiative @heatinitiative]

Snapchat is harming teenagers. Full stop.

Our latest youth polling offers a rare look at the scale of harm occurring on Snap.

We found that 1 in 3 children under 18 reported unsafe content or messages in the past month.

https://t.co/FVtWPnDOmM

[heatinitiative @heatinitiative]

Meta’s new teen safety features miss the core issue raised by recent lawsuits.

It’s about product design: algorithms, infinite scroll, addictive features, and systems built to maximize engagement. Meta’s response is content controls.

Young people deserve better.

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@WhiteHouse @LeaderJohnThune @MikeJohnson

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This is what happens when we let AI into our homes—especially with kids. No guardrails. Real risks. Lives lost.

Take action before the White House and Congress strips states’ power to protect families:
👉 https://t.co/VOLl3SzIEj

[heatinitiative @heatinitiative]

Dedicated to:
Zane Shamblin, forever 23
Sewell Seltzer, forever 14
Juliana Peralta, forever 13
Amaurie Lacey, forever 17
Adam Raine, forever 16

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@tim_cook Apple’s App Store Puts Kids a Click Away From a Slew of Inappropriate Apps: https://t.co/WvzkXyjbXz

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This. This and so many other things, but also this.

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

This is going to backfire. Hard. No parent is going to trust that their kids can’t get through your age gating. They will just push their kids to every other LLM.

Why take the risk ?

Same for schools. Why take the risk ? A few seniors in HS are 18 and decide it would be fun to show the hard core erotica they created to the 14 yr olds.

What could go wrong ?

[heatinitiative @heatinitiative]

“We don’t know if [the updates] will actually work and create an environment that is safe for kids."
-- @heatinitiative CEO Sarah Gardner via @washingtonpost

https://t.co/98SD3aJSSw

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Meta’s “PG-13” update for #InstagramTeens sounds like progress, but without transparency or independent validation of efficacy, parents have little reason to believe it will actually keep their kids safer.

Read our full statement below.

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Instagram launched #TeenAccounts in Sept 2024, promising safer experiences for kids.

& yet 47% of 13–15 y/os say they saw unsafe content or unwanted messages in the past month?

Even worse... teens say they’ve grown “used to it.”

Read more: https://t.co/LRoXtcC5JQ

[Fairplay @fairplayforkids]

🚨BREAKING: Research reveals @Instagram #TeenAccounts are nothing but a PR stunt, full of broken promises. The safety tools don’t work & teens are inundated with harmful content. #MetaFailsTeens

Don’t let @Meta’s manipulations trick you🤥. Read our report now!

[Zamaan Qureshi @zamaan_qureshi]

Wow. Reuters/@JeffHorwitz with the story: Instagram Teen Accounts are flawed, according to new research by academics and a former Meta engineer: "Features meant to prevent young users from surfacing self-harm-related content by blocking search terms were easily circumvented."

[heatinitiative @heatinitiative]

More coverage on "Teen Accounts, Broken Promises" - the damning report conducted by Arturo Béjar, @cyber4democracy, @fairplayforkids, @parents4sos, @mollyroseorg - from @jeffhorwitz at @Reuters

https://t.co/0AZFAhgcJg

[heatinitiative @heatinitiative]

We supported this research because kids deserve better.

Led by whistleblower Arturo Béjar w/ US & UK academics + child safety groups, the findings are damning: 80% of Instagram’s “teen safety” tools don’t work.

Read the full report: https://t.co/OrzIfQE1jd

[heatinitiative @heatinitiative]

669 harmful interactions in 50 hrs.

... That's once every 5 minutes.

https://t.co/DL0zzpUf6W is letting kids get groomed, manipulated, abused & exposed to racist roleplay.

Read the full report: https://t.co/njpsja42LK

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@tim_cook 👀 @Apple on Sept. 9th versus @heatinitiative every day since 2023... #OnBrand

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Appalling & yet wholly unsurprising that @Apple's negligent #AppStore policies didn't catch this.

Demand @tim_cook take action now: https://t.co/uKSj5IWcwx

[heatinitiative @heatinitiative]

Parents and survivors are leading this movement with fierce love and lived truth.

❤️‍🔥 Watch Jennie’s message to Apple. Then take action.

https://t.co/B2FxvapmKE

[heatinitiative @heatinitiative]

This isn’t a glitch. It’s intentional. @Meta 's products harm kids... by design.

Thank you @designitforus & @accountabletech for exposing these harms.

[Design It For Us @DesignItForUs]

Accountable Tech asked five young people in our coalition to test Instagram Teen Accounts, which are meant to protect teens online.

Our participants found that these accounts don't always live up to Meta’s promises. https://t.co/oj163X1ToO

[heatinitiative @heatinitiative]

"When you dream at night, do you see our children’s faces?"

We took to the street because we refuse to let Big Tech hide behind profits while children are harmed every day on their platforms built.

Watch what happened. And then join us.

https://t.co/MkKD39vBrz