When schools hand children Chromebooks, iPads, Google accounts, and Microsoft Teams access, what’s really happening behind the screen?

In this eye-opening conversation, Titania Jordan joins Nicki Petrossi to reveal alarming new data from Bark Technologies’s monitoring of school-issued technology used by millions of students across the U.S.

The findings are staggering:

• 12% of children encountered cyberbullying
• 3.74% encountered instances of depression
• 7.46% encountered discussion or content related to suicidal ideation, imminent suicide or self-harm
• 39.83% of students encountered violent content
• 22% were exposed to drug-related content
• 10.77% encountered sexual content
• 11.64% encountered medically-concerning content
• 2.69% encountered hate speech
• 0.23% encountered body image content
• 1.79% encountered anxiety-related content

They discuss how students are using Google Docs like disappearing-message apps, why schools are struggling to keep up, and what parents can do right now to better protect their children.

This episode is a wake-up call for parents, educators, school administrators, and policymakers about the unintended consequences of putting addictive, poorly protected technology into children’s hands.

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Legendary trial attorney Mark Lanier joins Nicki and Sarah for an emotional, behind-the-scenes look at the landmark social media addiction trial that ended in a jury verdict against Meta and YouTube.

For nearly two months, we sat inside the Los Angeles courtroom documenting every moment — filling 589 pages of notes as grieving parents, advocates, reporters, jurors, and teams of attorneys battled over one central question: did these platforms knowingly build products that addict children, like Kaley?

In this deeply personal interview, Mark breaks down exactly how the case was won, why Snapchat and TikTok settled just before trial, and what the jury ultimately decided about Kaley, the young woman at the center of the case. He also reveals shocking moments the public never saw — defense witnesses backing out, chaos inside the courthouse, the strategy behind avoiding a billion-dollar “runaway verdict,” and the cross-examinations that changed everything.

The episode also revisits some of the most unforgettable lines from the trial, responding directly to claims made in court by executives and attorneys from Meta and YouTube.

But this conversation is bigger than one verdict. It’s about children, addiction, grief, corporate power, and the parents fighting back against trillion-dollar tech companies. Mark shares what he believes this case means for the future of Big Tech accountability, why he calls it a defining trial of the 21st century, and the message he hopes families around the world take away from Kaley's story.

The episode closes with a powerful discussion about parenting, love, and why human connection may be the strongest defense families have against platforms designed to exploit vulnerability.

If you followed this trial in real time — or if you’re just beginning to understand what these platforms are doing to children — this is an episode you won’t forget.

Here's a link to the actual verdict forms that the jury completed.

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When parents log into Canvas, they expect homework assignments and grades — not ransom notes.

In this urgent episode, I spoke with attorney Andrew Liddell about the massive alleged breach involving Instructure and its learning management platform, Canvas, reportedly affecting thousands of schools and millions of students, teachers, and college faculty worldwide.

Here's a full list of the 8,000+ schools which were affected.

Andy breaks down:

• What Canvas is and why it’s used in so many schools
• How enormous amounts of student data are collected and shared
• What allegedly happened in the breach
• Why hackers targeted this information
• What exposed school data could mean for families long-term
• Why schools are becoming “soft targets” for cyberattacks
• What parents should do right now if their child’s school uses Canvas

The conversation also goes beyond this single breach and explores a larger question: Have schools quietly normalized mass surveillance of children through EdTech?

Andy explains why privacy isn’t just about secrecy — it’s about childhood itself.

“Privacy is the soil in which we grow.”

This episode is essential listening for parents, teachers, school administrators, and anyone concerned about the growing role of Big Tech in education.

Contact Andy's team at edtech.law to find out more about this lawsuit and others. Here's a direct link to their lawsuit against Instructure.