Lawmakers Unveil New Bills to Curb Big Tech’s Power and Profit
Rep. Jake Auchincloss and bipartisan co-sponsors introduced three bills to curb social media compani...
Charlotte Alter
Alter is a senior correspondent at TIME. She covers politics, social movements, and generational change, and hosts TIME's Person of the Week podcast. She is also the author of The Ones We've Been Waiting For: How a New Generation of Leaders Will Transform America. Her work for TIME has won a Front Page Award from the Newswoman's Club of New York and has been nominated for a GLAAD Media award.
Court Filings Allege Meta Downplayed Risks to Children
Newly unsealed court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioriti...
The Lawyer Suing Social-Media Companies On Behalf of Kids
Matthew Bergman has become the go-to attorney for families who say their children were harmed by soc...
The AG Putting Big Tech on Trial
Raùl Torrez, the attorney general of New Mexico, says social-media companies are inflicting harm on ...
Instagram Promised to Become Safer For Teens. Researchers Say It’s Not Working.
A new report suggests the safeguards Meta rolled out last year have failed to stem safety issues for...
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One Community's Experiment With a Phone-Free Childhood
The Balance Project, a parent-run movement, tries to encourage childhood independence and get kids o...
'Everything I Learned About Suicide, I Learned On Instagram.'
They spent hours a day on Instagram. Now they're suing the platform, alleging it supplied a persiste...
Inside the Parent-Led Movement For Phone-Free Schools
Support for phone-free schools is rising thanks to a growing constellation of grassroots organizers
Social Media Led to an Eating Disorder. Now She’s Suing
Caroline Koziol is among hundreds of plaintiffs suing top tech companies in a case that could reshap...
Audra McDonald Is Our Greatest Living Stage Actor
The Gypsy star is now the performer with the most Tony wins and nominations in history
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Elissa Slotkin: How Democrats Can Go on Offense Against Trump
The Michigan Senator talks to TIME about how the Democrats can devise a strategy to counter the Pres...
Sen. Jacky Rosen: Democrats Are Starting to Find Their Footing
The Nevada senator talks to TIME about the impact of Trump's tariffs and why Cory Booker's speech wa...
Mallory McMorrow Wants Democrats to Reclaim the American Dream
The newly announced Senate candidate from Michigan talks to TIME about the Democrats' messaging mist...
Rep. Pat Ryan: Democrats Need a 'Patriotic Populism'
The Democratic congressman talks to TIME about the party's flawed brand and how to fix it
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