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Source: ABC Four Corners, 2024-11-04 09:30

The deadly consequences of social media | Four Corners

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After 20 years of unfettered growth, a realisation is dawning about the true cost of social media.

And it’s the younger generations facing the brunt of the deadly consequences.

As Australia grapples with how to regulate social media, in the US, thousands of parents are taking up the fight to hold these hugely profitable tech giants accountable...through the courts.

In the last Four Corners episode of 2024, reporter Louise Milligan speaks to whistleblowers, one of the lawyers running the case, and a family devastated by the loss of their 18-year-old daughter.

As Meta introduces new protections for young people, insiders and families who've witnessed the most tragic consequences tell Four Corners enough is enough.

CHAPTERS

00:00: The social experiment
02:27: Online anger spilling onto the streets
04:20: Social Media riot
06:35: Disinformation campaign
09:09: Extremist influencers
13:20: Forced to flee
16:00: Tik Tok
17:35: US election and disinformation
21:22: Elon Musk
26:45: The battle against big tech
30:25: Annalee Schott
34:20: The algorithm
37:04: Mark Zuckerberg
42:58: The warnings

This episode was originally broadcast as ‘Disconnected’ on 4 November 2024 on ABC TV and ABC iview.

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