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00:17:37

I've sued i-Ready | Answering your questions (with...

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2026/04/06

So…I’ve sued another EdTech company. Here's a direct link to information on the lawsuit.This time, it’s Curriculum Associates — the multi-billion-dollar maker of i-Ready, used by more than 14 million children in grades K–8, including my own.In this episode, I break down why we’ve filed a lawsuit alleging that Curriculum Associates’ core business model depends on harvesting massive amounts of student data, monetizing it, and allegedly sharing children’s personal information with dozens of third

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00:39:52

[THE VERDICT] The Heat is On...Big Tech on Trial

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2026/03/27

On March 25, 2026, after eight days of deliberation, the jury reached a verdict in the first bellwether trial against Meta and YouTube.The verdict: The jury ruled in favor of Kaley on all counts. Scroll down to the bottom of this description for the full verdict.This week, we take you inside the final, nerve-wracking days in the hallway and courtroom — the jury questions about expert testimony, deleted accounts, Instagram usage, punitive damages, and the moment they told the judge they were

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01:04:13

[WEEK 7 RECAP] The Heat is On...Big Tech on Trial:...

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2026/03/15

This week on The Heat is On…Big Tech on Trial, we reached a turning point.After weeks of testimony, we heard from the final witnesses — including Meta’s paid medical expert, internal researchers, and YouTube leadership. New details emerged about deleted watch history data, internal warnings about teen risk, and what company executives knew about under-13 enforcement.Then came closing arguments.Mark Lanier argued that platform design targeted Kaley from a young age. Attorneys for Meta and YouTube

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01:12:28

[WEEK 6 RECAP] The Heat is On...Big Tech on Trial: A...

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2026/03/08

This week inside the courtroom, science took center stage — and the stakes were higher than ever.Dr. Kara Bagot, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who helped develop the NIH’s landmark ABCD brain study, spent five days on the stand. She testified that to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, Kaley developed social media addiction — and that YouTube acted as the “gateway,” beginning at just six years old. She walked the jury through the platform features that fuel compulsive use: infinite scroll,

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00:49:36

[BONUS EPISODE] The Heat is On...Big Tech on Trial:...

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2026/03/05

What really happens inside one of the most powerful companies in the world?This week, we sit down with Brian Boland, a former senior leader at Facebook (pre-Meta), who spent more than a decade helping build and scale Facebook and Instagram's advertising systems — and later testified in court about what he saw.Brian was in the courtroom for nearly five hours. In this candid conversation, he pulls back the curtain on:What it feels like to testify under oath against your former companyHow Meta’s

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01:02:38

[WEEK 5 RECAP] The Heat is On...Big Tech on Trial:...

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2026/03/01

This week, we’re joined by Meta whistleblower Brian Boland, who appeared as a witness in this trial, and law student Christine Almadjian, who has spent hours inside the courtroom watching this case unfold. Christine is also a legislative consultant with END OSEAC.Thousands of families, school districts, and dozens of states have filed consolidated lawsuits against TikTok, YouTube, Meta, and Snap Inc., alleging their platforms were deliberately designed to addict and harm children. Some are calling

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00:59:46

[WEEK 4 RECAP] The Heat is On...Big Tech on Trial:...

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2026/02/21

This week on The Heat is On…Big Tech on Trial, the spotlight was on Mark Zuckerberg — but it didn’t stay there for long.Nicki Petrossi and Sarah Gardner take you inside a dramatic week in court as Zuckerberg faced questioning about youth safety, platform design, and internal company practices — followed by testimony from a former insider whose statements directly conflicted with his.In this episode:The most revealing exchanges from Zuckerberg’s time on the standThe key claims he made — and what

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00:57:25

[WEEK 3 RECAP] The Heat is On...Big Tech on Trial:...

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2026/02/14

Week 3 marks a turning point inside the courtroom: opening statements begin, the first witnesses take the stand, and the stakes become unmistakably real. Hosts Nicki Petrossi and Sarah Gardner (of Heat Initiative) bring you inside the proceedings as plaintiffs and defense lay out competing narratives about what happened to Kaley—and what responsibility tech giants bear.Plaintiff attorney Mark Lanier delivers what attendees call a “masterclass” opening, previewing internal records

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00:24:34

[BONUS EPISODE] The Heat is On...Big Tech on Trial: A...

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2026/02/11

This bonus episode of The Heat is On… Big Tech on Trial slows down to hold space for the weight of this moment.Nicki Petrossi and Sarah Gardner are joined by Brandy and Toney Roberts, parents of 14-year-old Englyn Roberts, whose life was cut short after being exposed to harmful content on Instagram and other social media platforms. What unfolds is not just a conversation about Meta’s technology—but about grief, truth, and what it means to refuse indifference.The Roberts family shares how Instagram’s

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00:34:52

The Heat is On...Big Tech on Trial: Week 2 Recap...

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2026/02/07

Week 2 inside the courtroom didn’t unfold the way anyone expected.Just as jury selection was set to continue, the judge announced a sudden pause—triggered by illness, followed by a denied request from Meta to delay the trial for 30 days. What does a delay really mean in a case like this? And who benefits when time is bought?In this episode of The Heat is On…Big Tech on Trial, hosts Nicki Petrossi (of Scrolling 2 Death) and Sarah Gardner (of Heat Initiative) break down what happened behind the

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00:27:10

The Heat is On...Big Tech on Trial: Week 1 Recap:...

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2026/01/31

The courtroom doors are open—and the stakes couldn’t be higher.In this Week 1 recap of The Heat is On…Big Tech on Trial, we take you inside the very beginning of what some are calling the tobacco trials of our generation: the first case in the social media addiction litigation, where some of the most powerful companies in the world—Meta and YouTube—are facing off against a child.This week was all about jury selection. But don’t let the term fool you—some trials are effectively decided here.From the

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00:46:42

The Heat is On...Big Tech on Trial | What This Trial...

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2026/01/26

The Calm Before the Storm — What This Trial Means for ParentsWhat happens when families finally take Big Tech to court—and win the right to be heard?In the premiere episode of The Heat Is On… Big Tech on Trial, hosts Nicki Petrossi and Sarah Gardner take parents inside what some are calling the trial of the century: consolidated lawsuits brought by thousands of families, school districts, and 29 states against Meta, Snap, TikTok, and YouTube for allegedly addicting and harming children.Sitting in

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00:47:38

EdTech is Big Tech: Schools, Screens, and the Law...

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2026/01/19

In this episode of Scrolling 2 Death, I’m joined by Emily Cherkin, known as The Screentime Consultant—a leading voice pushing back against the digitization, commodification, and gamification of childhood.Emily is a best-selling author, professor, speaker, and lead plaintiff in lawsuits challenging EdTech’s exploitation of children’s privacy. This week, she’s taking that fight straight to Washington, DC—testifying before the U.S. Senate.We start by tackling the questions parents ask me every day:Is

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00:42:49

Is your child's best friend an AI? (with Sam Hiner)

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2026/01/12

What happens when artificial intelligence stops acting like a tool—and starts acting like a friend?In this episode of Scrolling 2 Death, I’m joined by Sam Hiner, founder of Young People's Alliance, a national youth-led organization organizing across 55 college campuses to take on Big Tech and protect the next generation.Sam began cold-calling lawmakers as a high school student during COVID—and today, he’s helping lead state and federal policy fights against social media addiction and the rise

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00:55:09

"AI or Opt-Out": How One Mom Took Her Kids Off School...

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2026/01/05

What happens when a school-issued Chromebook starts talking to your child—without permission?In this episode of Scrolling 2 Death, Nicki is joined by Julie Frumin, a mental health professional, mom, and education safety advocate in Southern California, who shares her shocking experience navigating school-issued devices, hidden AI chatbots, and a system that told her she had only two choices: accept AI on her children’s devices—or turn them in entirely.Julie walks us through:How her elementary-aged

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00:23:46

Smartphones, School Devices & AI: The New Education...

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2025/12/29

Today on Scrolling 2 Death, Nicki sits down with Congressman Chris Deluzio—a dad of four and a fierce advocate for safer, healthier schools—to unpack one of the most urgent issues facing American families: screens in the classroom.Rep. Deluzio recently released a major report on smartphone use in schools after months of research and conversations with teachers, administrators, and parents across Western Pennsylvania. He breaks down what he found, why phone-free schools are gaining bipartisan

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00:37:17

The Heat is On...Meta (Part 2)

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2025/12/18

In Part 1, we revealed how Meta’s products are harming kids — not by accident, but by design.In Part 2, we uncover how Meta responds when confronted with these dangers. Spoiler: it’s manipulation, PR spin, and “safety features” that don’t actually keep kids safe.We break down Meta’s Teen Accounts rollout, the massive marketing campaign behind it, and the independent tests and new research showing that teens are still being pushed sexual content, violence, self-harm, predators, and more. We examine

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00:58:53

A Neuroscientist Takes on EdTech (with neuroscientist...

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2025/12/15

Neuroscientist and author Jared Cooney Horvath is back (check our first conversation here)—this time to tackle yourmost-asked questions about kids, learning, and technology. After a decade of research into tech-based education, his conclusion is stark and unapologetic: technology isn’t helping kids learn… it’s making them dumber.The pushback he hears most?“But won’t my child fall behind without tech?”According to the data: No.Drawing on ICMS measures of digital literacy across generations, Jared

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00:51:30

The Heat is On...Meta (Part 1)

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2025/12/11

The Heat is On is an investigative series by Scrolling 2 Death, in partnership with Heat Initiative. Sarah Gardner, Founder and CEO of Heat Initiative, joins Nicki (S2D) to expose the truth Big Tech doesn’t want you to hear – and this episode is about Meta.Meta’s roots reveal a troubling origin story—from Facemash, where students were rated based on their appearance, to becoming one of the most powerful (and dangerous) tech companies in the world, with over 3.3 billion daily users. Behind the sleek

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00:38:38

Roblox Isn’t a Rite of Passage: Rethinking Online...

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2025/12/08

Parents everywhere are wrestling with the same impossible question: How do you protect your kids from online harm without raising them in a bubble?In this episode, Nicki is joined by Titania Jordan, CMO of Bark Technologies, to take on one of the most common—and most misunderstood—parenting mindsets: “We supervise. We talk about safety. We don’t want our kids to be naïve… so we let them use these platforms.”We read real parent comments about giving kids access to Roblox, YouTube, phones, and social

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