Larissa May: Cyberbullying, SB 1504 and Digital Wellness

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Our guest today, Larissa May, has become one of the leading voices in California and across the country in the quest for young people to have a healthier relationship with social media and the digital world in general. May came to this work through her own traumatic experiences as a young person overwhelmed by social media. May is the founder of #halfthestory, which works with schools, state and federal governments, and Fortune 500 companies to create new standards for digital use and to educate young people on the dangers inherent to obsessing over social media.

She joined us today to share her story and to talk about a new bill – SB 1504, authored by Sen. Henry Stern – that would require social media platforms to change the way they deal with online bullying.  Plus, as always,we tell you who had the worst week in California Politics.

Episode Notes

1:31 #halfthestory

4:09 Cyberbullying and SB 1504

7:45 The bully in our back pocket

9:09 A world of misinformation

10:49 Background on the bill

12:10 How does #halfthestory teach Digital Wellness?

16:46 “How do you build speed bumps into the digital world?”

19:16 Doomscrolling

22:15 KOSA and other legisation

24:59 #WWCA: Golden Shower of Hits