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2020

  • California’s Proposition 24 on Consumer Privacy Passes

    San Francisco Chronicle, November 2020

     
  • Prop. 24 would strengthen state's new digital privacy law

    San Francisco Business Times, October 2020

     
  • Silicon Valley could get an easy ride on child privacy if Markey is elected out

    Protocol, August 2020

     
  • Big Tech Needs To Be Regulated. Here Are 4 Ways to Curb Disinformation and Protect Our Privacy

    Time, July 2020

     
  • Facebook boycotters lobby lawmakers on antitrust

    Axios, July 2020

     
  • ‘Edtech is no longer optional’: Investors deep dive into the future of the market

    TechCrunch, July 2020

     
  • As boycott grows Facebook juggles rights groups and advertisers

    Axios, July 2020

     
  • Over 400 Advertisers Hit Pause On Facebook Threatening $70 Billion Juggernaut

    NPR, July 2020

     
  • More advertisers fleeing Facebook as boycott grows

    CBS News, June 2020

     
  • Starbucks suspends social media ads over hate speech

    BBC News, June 2020

     
  • Facebook's Ad Problem Just Turned Into a Full-Blown Crisis

    Vice News, June 2020

     
  • Facebook boycott battle goes global

    Axios, June 2020

     
  • Exclusive: Facebook Ad Boycott Campaign to Go Global Organizers Say

    New York Times, June 2020

     
  • COVID-19 Has Widened the 'Homework Gap' Into a Full-Fledged Learning Gap

    EdSurge, June 2020

     
  • Qualcomm says it can help close the digital divide - and wants Congress to pay for it

    Protocol, April 2020

     
  • Common Sense Media CEO: Coronavirus puts education equity"at extreme risk".

    Axios, April 2020

     
  • Campaign aims to get students connected

    Axios, April 2020

     
  • Proposed bill seeks to limit social media exploitation of kids under 16

    Ars Technica, March 2020

     
  • Wild West: Firms interpret California’s privacy law as they see fit

    Politico, January 2020

     
  • How California's New Privacy Law Affects You

    New York Times, January 2020

     

2019

  • Will people use it?

    NBC News, December 2019

     
  • Calif. Vastly Expands Digital Privacy. Will People Use It?

    New York Times, December 2019

     
  • Big Tech's Big Defector?

    New Yorker, November 2019

     
  • YouTube’s new kids’ content system has creators scrambling

    Verge, November 2019

     
  • Privacy concerns with Echo Dot Kids Edition

    Ames Tribune, July 2019

     
  • Facebook kids app flaw let strangers into chats

    BBC News, July 2019

     
  • 1 big thing: Why privacy still comes in second

    Axios, July 2019

     
  • How 13 Became the Internet’s Age of Adulthood

    Wall Street Journal, June 2019

     
  • A senator wants to ban video games like Candy Crush from offering 'loot boxes'

    Parents, CNN, May 2019

     
  • Some social media companies watch every swipe to keep you on your device: Experts

    ABC News, May 2019

     
  • 1 big thing: Facebook's off-again on-again affair with privacy

    Axios, May 2019

     
  • Senator proposes bill to ensure children's safety online

    NBC News, April 2019

     
  • Get paid for your data? California governor wants tech companies to show you the money

    USA Today, March 2019

     
  • Californians could sue companies over privacy violations

    CNN, February 2019

     
  • Facebook accused of tricking children

    Boston Globe, February 2019

     
  • Consumer Groups Accuse Facebook of Duping Children

    New York Times, February 2019

     
  • Facebook hit with another FTC complaint

    Axios, February 2019

     
  • California Governor Wants Users to Profit From Online Data

    New York Times, February 2019

     
  • Colleges Mine Data on Their Applicants

    Wall Street Journal, January 2019

     

2018

  • Opinion | Kids Shouldn't Have to Sacrifice Privacy for Education

    New York Times, December 2018

  • Yes You Can Be an Ethical Tech Consumer. Here’s How.

    New York Times, December 2018

  • Tech giants gear up for California fight over privacy rules that curtail data use in 2020

    Politico, December 2018

  • Lawsuit Renews Focus on Privacy Policies for Mobile Apps

    New York Times, September 2018

  • Tech Industry Pursues a Federal Privacy Law on Its Own Terms

    New York Times, August 2018

  • Congress Considering $95 Million for Study of Technology's Effects on Children

    Education Week, August 2018

  • Bots of the Internet Reveal Yourselves!

    New York Times, July 2019

  • California passes strictest online privacy law in the country

    CNN, June 2018

  • What California’s new online privacy law means for rest of US

    NBC Television Network, June 2018

  • California passes strictest online privacy law in the country

    CNN, June 2018

  • What California’s new online privacy law means for rest of US

    NBC Television Network, June 2018

  • California passes nation's toughest online privacy law

    USA Today, June 2018

  • California Passes Sweeping Law to Protect Online Privacy

    New York Times, June 2018

  • California passes 'strongest in nation' privacy bill limiting data harvesting

    Guardian, June 2018

  • California legislators just adopted tough new privacy rules targeting Facebook Google and other tech giants

    Washington Post, June 2018

  • California passes digital privacy bill that could have impact across U.S.

    NBC News, June 2018

  • Is Screen Time Bad for Children’s Mental Health?

    Wall Street Journal, June 2018

  • Why it’s a mistake to ban social media — and what to do instead

    Washington Post, June 2018

  • 1 big thing: Apple's pitch on screen time tools

    Axios, June 2018

  • On the Internet Nobody Knows You're a Kid

    Atlantic, April 2018

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