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Scrolling to Death: How Big Tech Is Rewiring Our Children’s Brains | Nicki Petrossi
Episode Description
We are living through a moment future generations will question: how did we not see this sooner?
In this powerful and confronting conversation, I’m joined by Nikki, founder of Scrolling to Death, to expose the hidden dangers of social media, AI chatbots, gaming platforms like Roblox, and addictive technology designed for profit — not safety.
We explore how children are being:
- Groomed, sexualised, and isolated by AI bots
- Exposed to violent and explicit content through “kids” games
- Addicted by algorithms engineered to hijack developing brains
- Driven toward anxiety, depression, ADHD, self-harm and suicide
Nikki shares real cases from lawsuits, internal tech documents, and heartbreaking stories of families whose children were harmed — or lost — to these platforms.
This is not a fear-based conversation.
This is awareness.
This is about protecting what matters most: our children.
If you’re a parent, teacher, or simply someone who feels something isn’t right with the digital world we’re handing to the next generation — this episode is essential listening. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
advertising.
In this powerful and confronting conversation, I’m joined by Nikki, founder of Scrolling to Death, to expose the hidden dangers of social media, AI chatbots, gaming platforms like Roblox, and addictive technology designed for profit — not safety.
We explore how children are being:
- Groomed, sexualised, and isolated by AI bots
- Exposed to violent and explicit content through “kids” games
- Addicted by algorithms engineered to hijack developing brains
- Driven toward anxiety, depression, ADHD, self-harm and suicide
Nikki shares real cases from lawsuits, internal tech documents, and heartbreaking stories of families whose children were harmed — or lost — to these platforms.
This is not a fear-based conversation.
This is awareness.
This is about protecting what matters most: our children.
If you’re a parent, teacher, or simply someone who feels something isn’t right with the digital world we’re handing to the next generation — this episode is essential listening. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
advertising.