Painting the Internet: A Different Kind of Warhol Worm [pdf]
Summary
The New York Times investigation reveals how major social media platforms actively targeted students, with internal documents detailing tactics used to capture attention during the school day. It highlights actions such as Snapchat sending alerts to students, Meta paying teen ambassadors to promote Instagram, and TikTok funding the National PTA, all within a broader context of lawsuits from hundreds of districts over harms to education and youth wellbeing.