How To Protect Our Children From Psychological Malignancies On Social Media
The Dr. Phil Podcast
Dr. Phil McGraw
4.3 • 13.5K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2023
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
In part 2 of the Phil in the Blanks podcast about the dangers of social media content, Dr. Phil continues his discussion with Imran Ahmed, Founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate. They discuss social media companies not taking accountability for third-party content, building awareness of this gross neglect, and more.
Social media is full of wonderful opportunities for people to connect. It is also filled with people who push identity-based hate, extremism, disinformation, and conspiracy theories. Imran Ahmed joins Dr. Phil on his Phil in the Blanks podcast to discuss psychological malignancies on social media – and how to protect our children against them.
ABOUT: The Center for Countering Digital Hate counters hate and disinformation, by disrupting the online architecture enabling its rapid worldwide growth. Digital technology has changed the way we communicate, build and maintain relationships, set social standards, and negotiate and assert our society's values. Digital spaces, however, are often safe for bad actors spreading hate and disinformation, turning them into a hostile environment for others. Over time these bad actors, advocating diverse causes – from misogyny and racism to denial of science and conspiracy theories – have mastered using these platforms to cause considerable real-world harm.
●TikTok Parents Guide: TikTok pushes harmful content into young users' feeds. Download: https://counterhate.com/tiktok-parents-guide/
●Deadly By Design: Deadly by Design – our new report – will help provide parents and policymakers insight into the TikTok content and algorithms shaping young lives today.
Download: https://counterhate.com/research/deadly-by-design/
(Source: https://counterhate.com/ )
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| 0:43.0 | Two thirds of American teens use TikTok. |
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| 0:49.0 | And they use it on average for 80 minutes a day. |
| 0:53.0 | That is an unprecedented shift in where we get our information from. |
| 0:58.0 | And these platforms make the world seem more terrifying, more brittle, more hostile. |
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