Parents Who Fight

We help protect kids online. Calling on the church to address the way tech affects spiritual health. Follows are not an endorsement of values.

[Parents Who Fight @ParentsWhoFight]

Our newest book is out today, Next Gen Tech Reset. We're calling #stumin leaders to push back on the status quo around addictive tech destroying discipleship in our churches.
https://t.co/a6z71zKVAX

[National Center on Sexual Exploitation @NCOSE]

Parents and policymakers should be alarmed. New research found that Apple and Google app stores are actively promoting “nudify” apps through search results and ads, tools that create nonconsensual sexual images. These apps violate platform policies, yet remain widely accessible. Read our full statement below. 👇
https://t.co/ittJj3CJKr

#NCOSE #EndExploitation #Apple #Google #NudifyApps #AppStore #Statement

[Children and Screens @childrenscreens]

In this #AskTheExperts short, Andrea Davis (Better Screen Time) explains the importance of establishing parental controls within a foundation of healthy communication and a strong parent-child relationship. Learn more: https://t.co/zkaIe9Snwc

[The Tech Oversight Project @Tech_Oversight]

🥃SHOT: ALLOWED ON META: Scam artists defrauding seniors, veterans, and the most vulnerable

🍺CHASER: NOT ALLOWED ON META: Helping people harmed by Meta’s predatory products

🍋BOWL OF LIMES: 10% of Meta’s 2024 global revenue came from scam ads

[Parents Who Fight @ParentsWhoFight]

@andymstone @DavidAFrench Meta's platforms decide on the content that is delivered based on the algorithm's suggestion. Harmful, toxic, traumatizing content... sometimes all at once and sometimes drip by drip. Teens are not dying because of "speech" but b/c of intentional choices to deprioritize safety.

[Parents Who Fight @ParentsWhoFight]

@marcportermagee Literally had a parent email today with deep concerns about the content their child has been accessing on the school Chromebook. The schools have provided products that are not safe, the kids are getting dumber, and now they are addicted to distractions during class.

[John Stossel @JohnStossel]

"If your kids went through puberty on a smartphone … they came out different than human beings before” warns @jonhaidt.

We discuss that and much more in our full interview.

[Design It For Us @DesignItForUs]

We stand with the plaintiff, K.G.M., for bravely taking on Big Tech.

The social media giants are on trial, and young people are speaking out.

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

Major new report on global trends in mental health, out today from Sapien Labs. Data from 2.5 million people across 85 countries.

Some of the most important findings:

1) Young adults used to generally have good mental health, compared to older generations. But now, in ALL countries examined, they are doing badly compared to older generations in that country.

2) "Four key factors have emerged that together predict three quarters of this effect. These are diminished
family bonds, diminished spirituality, smartphones at increasingly young age, and increasing consumption of
ultra-processed food."

3) The decline of young people's mental health is "most pronounced in the wealthier and more developed countries." They note that it is in such countries that smartphones are given earliest, junk food is most heavily consumed, spirituality is most diminished, and family ties are looser and often weaker.

4) "A younger age of first smartphone ownership is associated with increased suicidal thoughts,
aggression, and other problems in adulthood."

5) Here is their summary of findings on early smartphone ownership:

"GenZ is the first generation to grow up with a smartphone. Among this group, the younger they acquired their first smartphone in childhood, the more likely they are to have struggles as adults. These struggles extend beyond sadness and anxiety to less discussed symptoms, such as a sense of being detached from reality, suicidal thoughts, and aggression towards others. The effects arise through disruption of sleep, increased risk of exposure to harmful online content, predators, and explicit material as well as increased probabilities of cyberbullying during crucial developmental years. Excessive time spent on smartphones also diminishes the development of social cognition that requires learned interpretation of facial expressions, body language, and group dynamics. The negative impacts are particularly sharp below age 13."

The report is short, accessible, and important. Read it here:

https://t.co/hFGAyoWabs

[Parents for Safe Online Spaces @parents4sos]

ParentsSOS co-founder @maurinemolak spoke to @NewsCentralCNN's @JohnBerman about Instagram head Adam Mosseri's testimony in court, and why urgent legislative action is needed to protect kids online.

📺 Watch to learn why Congress must #PassKOSA with a strong duty of care. ⬇️

[Parents Who Fight @ParentsWhoFight]

@johnrich @DHSgov YES!!! Thank you for jumping into this fight, John. We are local here in Nashville and working directly with families for 11 yrs to help them implement the solutions highlighted in this live stream. We support you in these efforts and we'd love to partner any time.🤝

[National Center on Sexual Exploitation @NCOSE]

The Senate has unanimously passed the DEFIANCE Act - a bipartisan bill that gives survivors of Al-generated sexual deepfakes a civil path to justice by allowing them to sue those who create, distribute, or possess non-consensual deepfake imagery made with Al. This fills a dangerous legal gap and empowers survivors to hold perpetrators accountable. Now - onto the House! Read the full blog and take action below! 👇
https://t.co/yPYpUPYlmq

#DEFIANCEAct #Bipartisan #AI #Deepfake #DigitalExploitation #ArtificialIntelligence #Senate #House #Justice #Survivors

[Parents Who Fight @ParentsWhoFight]

@Melissa_M818 @Google The fact that @Google is just now making this adjustment is outrageous. Parents have been complaining about this for years. I guess it took 2M views of public shaming to get the job done! Way to go, Melissa!

[Fairplay @fairplayforkids]

🔗https://t.co/LVWLUhVuRP

[Parents Who Fight @ParentsWhoFight]

@GovBillLee we must stop the AI runaway train!

[Joe Allen @JOEBOTxyz]

AI AMNESTY WON'T DIE

Hearing word that President Trump may sign an EO to preempt state AI legislation.

Handing the reins of AI to tech corps and an ineffective Congress would be a disaster for the President.

Only states have the will and means to ACT NOW!

@realDonaldTrump

[Fairplay @fairplayforkids]

"You are killing kids --- and we know it!" - @MarshaBlackburn goes off on @Meta for spending nearly $20M and employing nearly 90 lobbyists to stymie bills like the #KidsOnlineSafetyAct

Rather than listening to Meta's paid goons, Congress needs to #PassKOSA now ✅

[National Center on Sexual Exploitation @NCOSE]

A new report reveals that the app Wizz—marketed for teens ages 12-18 to “make friends”—is being used “like Tinder for kids,” with predators posing as minors, teens receiving sexual messages, and multiple adult sexual assault cases tied to the platform. It’s time to demand stronger protections, raise awareness with young people & empower parents.
https://t.co/P9JgZJB197

@nypost #NYPost #EndSexualExploitation #OnlineSafety #ProtectKidsOnline #KidsOnlineSafety

[Parents Who Fight @ParentsWhoFight]

This is a plea we hear all the time from parents. There is definitely a market for it.
https://t.co/QjUNwYs6XU

[Parents Who Fight @ParentsWhoFight]

@JonHaidt horrifying

[Chloe Cole ⭐️ @ChloeCole]

It’s wild that the way to take down the porn industry seems to be as simple as passing laws that make it hard for kids to access it.

Says a lot about their business model…

if they can’t sink their teeth into the innocent, they don’t bother at all.