Kennedy believes the algorithm that drove a young woman to body dysmorphia and suicide attempts is the same mechanism radicalizing political violence. He points to the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect who was allegedly radicalized online. The law hasn't caught up because Big Tech's lobbyists are stronger than most states.
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The episode shifts into one of its most substantive policy discussions. Kennedy explains the mechanics of social media addiction: Facebook discovered it could maximize time-on-platform — and therefore ad revenue — by identifying each user's emotional hot buttons through data collection and then feeding them a continuous stream of triggering content. The result is manufactured anger, and some users cannot distinguish between algorithmic manipulation and reality. He cites the collapse of the American newspaper industry as a direct consequence of Facebook's ad-market dominance. Theo reads from a verdict in which a jury awarded Kaylee $6 million after finding that Meta and YouTube intentionally built addictive platforms that gave her body dysmorphia starting at age 6 on YouTube and age 9 on Instagram. Kennedy says legislation like the Algorithmic Accountability Act is desperately needed, but that tech companies employ thousands in senators' home states and have powerful PACs — Google alone, he says, is more powerful than the entire state of Tennessee. [1] — John Kennedy "Facebook gathers data on your emotional triggers, then uses algorithms to keep feeding you rage-inducing content so you stay on the platfor…" 1:18:40 [2] — Theo Von "Meta/YouTube lawsuit: $6M awarded: A jury awarded a young woman $6 million ($3M compensatory, $3M punitive) after finding Meta and YouTube …" 33:05
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