The Big Tech Gut Check is a super quick, weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech.
 
Social Media &amp; Big Tech highlights for this week:
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 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/technology/characterai-lawsuit-teen-suicide.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Can AI be blamed for 14-year-old Sewell Setzer's suicide?</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://issueone.org/press/big-tech-companies-pump-more-than-51-million-into-lobbying-this-year-as-industry-seeks-to-thwart-passage-of-kids-online-safety-and-privacy-act/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Big Tech Spends $51 Million on Lobbying Against Kids Safety Bills</a></li>
 <li>Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Scalise Hold Up Kids Online Safety Act</li>
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<a href="https://mikejohnson.house.gov/contact/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Contact Speaker Johnson</a>
<a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/contact/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Contact Majority Leader Scalise</a>
 
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 <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/23/apple-imessage-children-nudity" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">New iMessage Feature Allows Children to Report Nudity to Apple</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/23/24277992/roblox-pre-teen-children-parent-accounts-default-settings" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Roblox Makes Parental Control Changes</a> (and takes no responsibilty for harm to children)</li>
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Check back on Fridays for everything that parents need to know about the platforms our children are spending hours on every day.

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