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Lawyer Takes Fight to Keep Kids Off Social Media From Courthouse to Political Arena

Lawyer Takes Fight to Keep Kids Off Social Media From Courthouse to Political Arena
Bloomberg Technology Thursday 18 June 2026, 11:02 UTC By Olivia Carville 1 min read
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Lawyer Takes Fight to Keep Kids Off Social Media From Courthouse to Political Arena Matthew Bergman pitched UK officials to protect kids from social media harms This article is for subscribers only. Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Olivia Carville reports on the role a US plaintiff’s attorney played in the UK’s move to ban kids from social media.

Lawyer Takes Fight to Keep Kids Off Social Media From Courthouse to Political Arena Matthew Bergman pitched UK officials to protect kids from social media harms This article is for subscribers only. Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Olivia Carville reports on the role a US plaintiff’s attorney played in the UK’s move to ban kids from social media. Sea’s new chatbot: Singapore’s internet leader is rolling out an artificial intelligence chatbot called Migoo in regions including the US. It’s a big move into AI tools for the company.
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