{"id":473754,"date":"2026-04-02T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=473754"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:39:38","slug":"native-america-callling-the-promise-and-curse-of-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/04\/02\/native-america-callling-the-promise-and-curse-of-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: The promise and curse of social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, April 2, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\r\nThe promise and curse of social media\r\n<\/div>\r\nA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/26\/nx-s1-5761345\/jury-finds-meta-and-google-negligent-in-social-media-addiction-trial\">jury in California just convicted Google and fellow social media giant Meta<\/a>  of failing to do enough to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/litigation\/what-did-jury-decide-social-media-case-against-meta-google-2026-03-25\/\">prevent the harmful effects of their products on children<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n The plaintiffs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robinskaplan.com\/newsroom\/news\/Robins-Kaplan-LLP-Files-Lawsuits-on-Behalf-of-Cheyenne-River-Sioux-Tribe-and-Oglala-Sioux-Tribe\">including several tribes<\/a>, argued that children too young to be on social media platforms are <a href=\"https:\/\/socialmediavictims.org\/blog\/meta-and-youtube-held-responsible-for-harm-to-vulnerable-users-in-first-of-its-kind-trial\/\">subjected to bullying and suffer poor self-esteem<\/a> because of content they encounter online. At the same time, retailers are able to strip personal information from young people &#8212; and others who use social media. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDoes social media have any redeeming value?  Tune into Native America Calling to find out what might change in light of the recent legal decision.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/17\/native-america-calling-free-speech-and-social-media-collide\/socialmediabysolenfeyissa\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-227884\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"227884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/17\/native-america-calling-free-speech-and-social-media-collide\/socialmediabysolenfeyissa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17\/socialmediabysolenfeyissa.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Social Media\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Social Media&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@solenfeyissa?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;#038;utm_medium=referral&amp;#038;utm_source=unsplash&quot;&gt;Solen Feyissa&lt;\/a&gt; on &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/person-holding-black-samsung-android-smartphone-KWZa42a1kds?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;#038;utm_medium=referral&amp;#038;utm_source=unsplash&quot;&gt;Unsplash&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17\/socialmediabysolenfeyissa.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17\/socialmediabysolenfeyissa.jpg\" alt=\"Social Media\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-227884\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@solenfeyissa\">Solen Feyissa<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/person-holding-black-samsung-android-smartphone-KWZa42a1kds\">Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nTim Purdon, partner at the Robins Kaplan LLP law firm\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nDr. Amanda Cheromiah (Laguna Pueblo), executive director for the Jim Thorpe Center for the Future of Native Peoples at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nDr. Deidre Yellowhair (Din\u00e9), research assistant professor in the division of community behavioral health for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of New Mexico\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nMerri Lopez-Keifer (San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians), executive director of the Center for Indigenous Law &#038; Justice at the University of California Berkeley School of Law\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A jury has held internet and social media giants Google and Meta responsible for harms caused to youth. 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