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For Subscribers Left To Their Own Devices Episode 3

Big Tech’s origin story and its effect on the next generation

To understand why social media has had such a profound, and sometimes devastating, effect on kids, you need to understand Facebook’s origin story first.

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Many decisions made in boardrooms left millions of children vulnerable to social media’s most damaging effects.


You’d be hard pressed to find a young person who uses Facebook regularly. But to understand why social media has had such a profound, and sometimes devastating, effect on kids, you need to understand Facebook’s origin story first.

Host Ava Smithing tracks down two of Silicon Valley’s most prominent insiders: Roger McNamee and Frances Haugen. Together, they trace Facebook’s rise into a global behemoth and reveal how decisions made in boardrooms left millions of children vulnerable to social media’s most damaging effects.

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