Legal Responses to Addictive Technologies: Addressing the Impact of Screens, Social Networks and Online Games on Kids Conference
Agenda | CLE Materials | Scholarship and Commentary
WHEN
Friday, April 12, 2024 |Time 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST.
WHERE
Seton Hall Law School | Register now.
DESCRIPTION
These days, kids' screen time is consistently on the increase. More than half of teens say they are nearly constantly online. Researchers warn of the detrimental impact of excessive screen time generally, and social networks and games specifically, on kids. Whistleblowers from Silicon Valley revealed how tech companies use addictive designs to increase their users time online.
Concerns about the impact on kids’ well-being instigated significant legal actions. Recently, states attorney generals, school districts and parents filed class action lawsuits against social networks. Congress and many states enacted or proposed laws to protect kids from addiction and other online harms. The tech industry is challenging these laws in courts across the country. The FTC proposed new rules to protect kids online, while engaging in antitrust action against Big Tech. And a growing movement is advocating to ban cell phones in schools.
This conference will explore the impact on kids and the potential and challenges of legal action to contain addictive technologies. The conference will include two keynote speakers, Matthew Platkin, the 62nd Attorney General of New Jersey and Serena Viswanathan Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices at the Federal Trade Commission.It will also evaluate policy changes regarding use of technology in schools. The conference will bring together legal academics, attorneys, regulators, activists and mental health specialists to address this urgent issue.
CLE Materials Avaliable
Registration
Keynote Speakers
Matthew J. Platkin
Learn More About Matthew J. Platkin
Viswanathan
Associate Director
Division of Advertising Practices, Federal Trade Commission
Learn More About Serena Viswanathan
Agenda Friday, April 12, 2024
Located in the Atrium/TBD
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Interim Dean and Professor of Law
Seton Hall University School of Law
Learn more about John Kip Cornwell >>
Technology Privacy and Policy Professor of Law
Co-Director Institute for Privacy Protection
Co-Director Gibbons Institute for Law Science and Technology
Seton Hall University School of Law
Learn More About Gaia Bernstein >>
Opening Keynote
Matthew J. Platkin
Learn More About Matthew J. Platkin >>
Break
Panel One: Online Harms
Technology Privacy and Policy Professor of Law
Co-Director Institute for Privacy Protection
Co-Director Gibbons Institute for Law Science and Technology
Seton Hall University School of Law
Learn More About Gaia Bernstein >>
Senior Director of Federal and Government Affairs
American Psychological Association
Learn More About Corbin Evans >>
Executive Director
Fairplay: Childhood Beyond Brands
Learn More About Josh Golin >>
Break
Panel 2: Regulating Addictive Designs
Edward S. Hendrickson Professor of Law
Seton Hall University School of Law
Learn More About Marina Lao >>
Assistant Professor of Law and Computer Science
Northeastern School of Law
Learn More About Elettra Bietti >>
Koch Distinguished Professor in Law
Director, Cordell Institute
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
Learn More About Neil Richards >>
Professor of Law
Fordham Law
Learn More About Zephyr Teachout >>
Professor of Law; Co-Director
Heyman Center on Corporate Governance
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Learn More About Samuel N. Weinstein >>
Lunch
Located on the 4th floor in the Rodino Center
Keynote
Located on the 4th Floor in the Rodino Center
Associate Director for Advertising Practices
Federal Trade Commission
Learn More About Serena Viswanathan >>
Panel Three: Parents and Collective Action: Class actions; and Technology in the Classroom
Associate Professor of Law
Seton Hall University School of Law
Learn More About Neoshia R. Roemer >>
Technology Privacy and Policy Professor of Law
Co-Director Institute for Privacy Protection
Co-Director Gibbons Institute for Law Science and Technology
Seton Hall University School of Law
Learn More About Gaia Bernstein >>
Attorney
Social Media Victims Law Center
Learn More About Laura-Marquez Garrett >>
Award-winning Teacher, Coach, and Author of Screen Schooled
Learn More About Matt Miles >>
Break
Panel Four: Regulating Addictive Design and Legal Challenges
Board of Visitors Distinguished
Professor of Law
Seton Hall University School of Law
Learn More About Thomas Healy >>
Director
Tech Justice Law Project
Learn More About Meetali Jain >>
Associate Professor of Law
Emory University School of Law
Learn More About Matthew Lawrence >>
The Charles Widger Endowed University Professor in Law, Business and Economics
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Learn More About Brett Frischmann >>
CONTACT
In the interim, if you have any questions or need to make changes to your registration,
please contact Lili M. Young at [email protected] or Stephanie Henning at [email protected]