Episode Description

True Journalism | Season 2026 "Digital First Responders Kim Karr on Protecting Kids in the Age of Social Media" Featuring Kim Karr — co-founder of Digital for Good, bringing 13 years of classroom experience and partnerships with major tech companies to create practical digital citizenship programs that empower youth as change agents in online communities.

Two groundbreaking verdicts totaling $755 million against Meta and YouTube for harming children signal a new era of accountability for social media platforms. As Mark Zuckerberg sat in the LA courtroom witnessing the $380 million judgment, across America's schools, children remain glued to the very devices deemed harmful by the courts. With the Ticket Down Act requiring platforms to remove deepfake sexual imagery of children within 48 hours, hosts Richard Schreiber and Tom Martin explore this pivotal moment when tech accountability meets educational responsibility.

This episode features Kim Karr, co-founder of Digital for Good, who has trained over 2.4 million students across 1,500 schools in digital citizenship. From her 13-year teaching background to partnerships with major platforms, Kim shares insights on creating "digital first responders" among youth. The conversation spans sextortion cases costing billions, phone bans in schools, AI detection challenges, and the critical role of peer accountability in online spaces.

Topics Covered:

• Legal Accountability Era: Analysis of $375M New Mexico and $380M LA verdicts against Meta/YouTube for child harm
• Sextortion Crisis: Billions lost to international schemes targeting minors with AI-generated personas
• Digital First Responders: Training students to recognize and respond to online dangers before escalation
• School Phone Policies: State-by-state implementation of device restrictions and their surprising positive outcomes
• Platform Safety Measures: Youth councils at Snapchat, TikTok providing real input on product development
• Parental Partnership: Moving beyond monitoring to side-by-side digital literacy conversations
• AI Detection Challenges: Beta-tested facial recognition failing to accurately verify user ages
• Rage Bait Economics: How click-driven revenue models fuel misinformation and emotional manipulation
• Generational Digital Divide: Students educating parents on deepfakes and manufactured news content
• Peer Accountability: Teaching respectful callouts for inappropriate online behavior
• Federal AI Labeling: Need for mandatory disclosure when artificial intelligence creates content

About the Hosts:

Richard Schreiber

Richard Schreiber is a strategic AI consultant, journalist, autism advocate, and fiction writer based in New York City. With a background spanning investigative reporting, technology consulting, and over 25 years in legal technology and procurement, Richard brings a rare combination of real-world experience and analytical depth to every conversation. He is the founder of a growing autism advocacy foundation and the author of multiple books, including Autism Care Revolution. His journalism is guided by one principle: facts first, always.

Guest Kim Karr joins as co-founder of Digital for Good, bringing 13 years of classroom experience and partnerships with major tech companies to create practical digital citizenship programs that empower youth as change agents in online communities.

Our Mission

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