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A new report reveals that a majority of U.S. teens have lost trust in big tech.

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Pour out one for American teens as they have lost their faith in big tech, according to a new report from Common Sense Media,

a nonprofit offering reviews and ratings for media and technology, which more recently includes AI products.

Now, in this study released Wednesday, the organization surveyed over 1,000 teens on whether major technology companies like Google, Apple, meta, TikTok,

and Microsoft cared about their well-being and safety, made ethical decisions, protected their

private data, and more. In all cases, a majority of teens reported low levels of trust in their

tech companies. Nearly half of teens said they

had little or no trust that the companies would make responsible decisions about how they use

AI. Distrust in big tech has been building in the U.S. for years, from the 2013 revelation of the

government's mass data collections, to the data scandal involving

consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, to the 2021 Facebook whistleblower Francis Hoggins leaks

indicating meta was aware of its harms on society to the multiple congressional hearings,

where lawmakers grilled big tech CEOs over app safety, antitrust issues, and harmful

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