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Native America Callling: The promise and curse of social media

Thursday, April 2, 2026

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The promise and curse of social media

A jury in California just convicted Google and fellow social media giant Meta of failing to do enough to prevent the harmful effects of their products on children.

The plaintiffs, including several tribes, argued that children too young to be on social media platforms are subjected to bullying and suffer poor self-esteem because of content they encounter online. At the same time, retailers are able to strip personal information from young people — and others who use social media.

Does social media have any redeeming value? Tune into Native America Calling to find out what might change in light of the recent legal decision.

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Guests on Native America Calling

Tim Purdon, partner at the Robins Kaplan LLP law firm

Dr. Amanda Cheromiah (Laguna Pueblo), executive director for the Jim Thorpe Center for the Future of Native Peoples at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania

Dr. Deidre Yellowhair (Diné), research assistant professor in the division of community behavioral health for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of New Mexico

Merri Lopez-Keifer (San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians), executive director of the Center for Indigenous Law & Justice at the University of California Berkeley School of Law