Legal Responses to Addictive Technologies: Addressing the Impact of Screens, Social Networks and Online Games on Kids Conference

Addictive Technologies and Kids
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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.

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Keynote Speakers

 

 
Matthew J. Platkin
62nd Attorney General of the State of New Jersey
Matthew J. Platkin
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Serena Viswanathan
Serena 
Viswanathan
Associate Director

Division of Advertising Practices, Federal Trade Commission
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Agenda - Friday, April 12, 2024

8:30 - 9 a.m.

Registration Check-in and Breakfast. 

Located in the Atrium/TBD

9 - 9:20 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

John Kip Cornwell
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Gaia Bernstein
Gaia Bernstein
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
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9:20 -9:50 a.m.

Opening Keynote

Matthew J. Platkin
62nd Attorney General of the State of New Jersey
Matthew J. Platkin
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9:50 - 10:05 a.m.

Break

10:05 - 10:45 a.m.

Panel One: Online Harms

Gaia Bernstein
Moderated by Gaia Bernstein
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
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Matthew Shaw
Corbin Evans
Senior Director of Federal and Government Affairs

American Psychological Association
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Stacy Hawkins
Josh Golin
Executive Director

Fairplay: Childhood Beyond Brands
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10:45 - 11 a.m.

Break

11 - 12:15 p.m.

Panel 2: Regulating Addictive Designs

Marina Lao
Moderated by Marina Lao
Edward S. Hendrickson Professor of Law
Seton Hall University School of Law
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Elettra Bietti
Elettra Bietti
Assistant Professor of Law and Computer Science

Northeastern School of Law
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Neil Richards
Neil Richards
Koch Distinguished Professor in Law

Director, Cordell Institute
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
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Zephyr Teachout
Zephyr Teachout
Professor of Law
Fordham Law
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Samuel Weinstein
Samuel N. Weinstein
Professor of Law; Co-Director
Heyman Center on Corporate Governance
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
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12:30 - 1 p.m.

Lunch

Located on the 4th floor in the rodino Center

1 - 1:30 p.m.

Keynote

Located on the 4th floor in the Rodino Center

Serena Viswanathan
Serena Viswanathan
Associate Director for Advertising Practices
Federal Trade Commission
Learn More About Serena Viswanathan >>

1:45 - 2:45 p.m.

Panel Three: Parents and Collective Action: Class Actions and Technology in the Classroom

Neoshia Roemer
Moderated by Neoshia R. Roemer
Associate Professor of Law 
Seton Hall University School of Law
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Gaia Bernstein
Gaia Bernstein
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 >>
Laura Marquez Garrett
Laura Marquez-Garrett
Attorney

Social Media Victims Law Center
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Matt Miles
Matt Miles
Award-winning Teacher, Coach, and Author of Screen Schooled
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2:45 - 3 p.m.

Break

3 - 4 p.m.

Panel Four: Regulating Addictive Design and Legal Challenges

Thomas Healy
Moderated by Thomas Healy
Board of Visitors Distinguished
Professor of Law
Seton Hall University School of Law
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Meetali Jain
Meetali Jain
Director
Tech Justice Law Project
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Matthew Lawrence
Matthew Lawrence
Associate Professor of Law

Emory University School of Law
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Brett Frischmann
Brett Frischmann
The Charles Widger Endowed University Professor in Law, Business and Economics
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law 
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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]