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Mother of B.C. teen who died calls out dangerous social media algorithms pushing harm
- The mother of a 13-year-old British Columbia girl who died says social media algorithms repeatedly pushed harmful content onto her daughter's feed, calling for regulation of self-harm and suicide-promoting content targeting minors.
- Chelsey Whittingham states that parental controls alone cannot counteract powerful algorithms exposing vulnerable children to dangerous content without their families' knowledge.
- Whittingham described her deceased daughter, Maddy Croswell, as kind and loving, emphasizing she deserved protection.
- Whittingham supports the federal government's proposed social media bill but urges more transparency in age verification and independent social media platform oversight.
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Mother of B.C. teen who died calls out dangerous social media algorithms pushing harm
VANCOUVER - The mother of a 13-year-old girl from British Columbia who died after her family says social media repeatedly pushed harmful content onto her feed, is calling for regulation
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Mother of B.C. teen who died calls out dangerous social media algorithms pushing harm – Energeticcity.ca
B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma responds to questions outside B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck VANCOUVER — The mother of a 13-year-old girl from British Columbia who died after her family says social media repeatedly pushed harmful content onto her feed, is calling for regulation of self-harm and suicide-promoting content targeting minors. Chelsey Whittingham says parental controls alone…
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