First, links to THREE reports: from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (Scroll down for MEDIA 2-15-26.) — MCM

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FROM FEB. 9  Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins, by Kaitlyn Huamani and Barbara Ortutay | AP  LOS ANGELES — The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements in one such trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court began on Feb. 9. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM FEB. 15  Tech trials on social media addiction seen through a mother’s eyes. Reported by Sarah Robbins, Emily Kwong, Gabriel J. Sánchez and Jordan-Marie Smith | NPR  With multiple tech addiction trials expected this year, Julianna Arnold of the parents group Parents Rise says the legal pressure is overdue for Big Tech. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM JAN. 28  To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog. Reported by Lee V. Gaines | NPR  Chanea Bond teaches at Southwest High School in the Fort Worth Independent School District, which serves mostly students from low-income backgrounds. She says going almost entirely analog is the best way she’s found to keep generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature and composition classes. Click HERE to listen and read.

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