Our mission is to unite people from all walks of life in a shared commitment to protect children from the detrimental effects of digitalization.
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We are delighted to announce Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, Chairperson, @_HumanChange Foundation as our distinguished speaker.
Margarita Louis-Dreyfus was born in St Petersburg and, since 1985, resides in Switzerland where she lives with her three sons and two daughters.
Margarita Louis-Dreyfus graduated with a diploma in accounting from the St-Petersburg School of Commerce in 1981 and held a number of positions in accountancy, sales and marketing in Russia and Switzerland. Margarita Louis-Dreyfus was married to the late Robert Louis-Dreyfus from 1992 until his death in 2009. Chairperson of the supervisory board of Louis Dreyfus Holding B.V. since March 2011 and on this board since September 2007, Margarita has also been a member of the supervisory board of Louis Dreyfus Companies Holdings B.V. since April 2011 and was appointed Chairperson of this company in 2013. Margarita is the founder and president of the Paris-based Louis Dreyfus Foundation. The foundation aims to help reduce hunger and poverty by providing sustainable solutions to small farmers.
Margarita founded Human Change at Davos in 2024. Human Change (HC) is a global coalition of experts ringing the alarm about the dangers of digital devices and social media to children’s well-being and cognitive development. HC convenes and promotes the voices of experts advocating for children’s safety and well-being. HC consolidates research and partners with organisations and individuals, advancing a healthier future for the next generation. Through the power of collaboration and knowledge exchange, Human Change aims to drive system change that addresses the challenges of a hyper-digitalised society.
Lecture Date: September 10, 2025
Theme: Digitalization, Human Change, and Sustainable Development
Register: hbku.edu.qa/en/academic-even…
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A recent @_HumanChange webinar on kids and AI companion chatbots was so compelling that we asked to excerpt and amplify it.
The speakers Chris McKenna, Gaia Bernstein, and Daniel Barcay agreed, and we're thrilled to share their expertise and insights with our network.
Among the highlights:
* Companion bots (CharacterAI, Replika) and general purpose bots (ChatGPT, Gemini) are on a merging trajectory as general purpose bots gain voice and users start to treat them as artificial friends.
* Social media prepared the addictive-algorithm ground. "Now you're taking a generation of kids who are already alone, and now you're giving them a solution that takes them away again from human relationship."
* "Design becomes destiny." There's nothing intrinsically addictive or manipulative about AI tech. It's all about their design--and the incentives driving the designers.
* "We’re seeing the erosion of real human relationships and their replacement with AI relationships."
* "Over the next 18 months we have a window [to incentivize positive design decisions]. The AI business models aren’t fixed. The technology designs are still malleable."
This is a critical conversation, and one that will leave you inspired to think more critically and act during this window of opportunity.
transparencycoalition.ai/new…
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🚸To build a sustainable data-protected future, we need children at the table — @LeandaBL
2⃣weeks ago, our Executive Director discussed the systemic misuse of children's data in tech at @wef.
Rewatch the panel by @pro_jectliberty & @_HumanChange 📺
vimeo.com/showcase/11552513/…
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Exposed: Meta and Google covertly teamed up to push IG ads to teens as young as 13, directly violating Google’s own policies. Google claims they’ve launched an investigation... but can we trust them? We say no way! #KidsBeforeTech
theverge.com/2024/8/8/242159…
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MAMA commends the Senate for passing the Kids Online Safety Act and the Children’s and Teens Online Protection Act.👏 Next stop: the House!
#KidsBeforeTech #WeAreMAMA
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Social media has become an important contributor to our #YouthMentalHealth crisis. We are in the middle of an emergency, and it’s essential that Congress act with speed and urgency. The health and well-being of our kids is at stake. Read more: nytimes.com/2024/06/17/opini… 2/2
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Honoured to be sharing a keynote address at the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Child & Youth Protection Summit in Slovenia over the next two days. @UEFA @_HumanChange @UEFAcom #humanchange #UEFAChampionsLeague
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NEW: New York City files a lawsuit against five social media platforms — TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube — for their role in fueling a youth mental health crisis.
We're filing alongside hundreds of school districts across the country.
nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/…
ALT A young New Yorker next to a sign that reads: "Warning: Social media can lead to feelings of loneliness, isolation and depression in young people."
Human Change retweeted
Dating apps are sued for being addictive. Yes, they use the same addictive feature as social networks. But this lawsuit is different because it is not focusing on harms to children but to adults. (1/2)
npr.org/2024/02/14/123151399…
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Apple Vision Pro's eye tracking creates immense valuable, personal data (obvious privacy concerns). And I guess we need to tell people no driving with it 🤦♂️ (see recent @gizmodo article). Is this the version of humanity we're hoping for? (@_humanchange): loom.ly/-_OBhEI
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A staggering 75% of Alberta’s teachers advocate for a smartphone-free classroom environment
A crucial step to fostering healthy digital wellness & ensuring focused, engaged learning
Dec. 2023 Random Stratified Sample n=1869 MoE +/- 2% #abed #edchat #yeg #yyc #onted #humanchange
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A teenager will spend up to an average of 90 days a year staring at a screen (gasp!?!)
How can football⚽️support in safeguarding children's health from digital addiction?
@UEFA support for @_HumanChange session convened in Davos today. Read more⬇️
uefa.com/news/0289-19f76c2ba…
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💡 Did you know? 74% of children aged 10–13 spend less than an hour outside each day.
📲 This #wef24 week in Davos, we attended the @_HumanChange panel to discuss football’s potential for protecting children from the misuse of social media and digital devices: ⬇️
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At the Human Change House today @wef @_HumanChange I shared a message that stands the test of time in relation to digital technologies.
Be Mindful
Be Balanced
Be Present
We must also be hope-filled. The future; it is why we teach
@wef @_HumanChange @ProfKlausSchwab #wef24 #abed
@philmcrae To avoid digital distractions: Be balanced, mindful & present #CTFForum @CanTeachersFed @NLTeachersAssoc
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The Human Change campaign launched at World Economic Forum in Davos to make children’s mental health a global priority
Click here to read more: canadiansme.ca/the-human-cha…
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@_HumanChange
Human Change retweeted
Five biggest global risks 2024-2026 weforum.org/videos/5-biggest… AI flooding the world with misinformation & disinformation is a key risk being discussed at @wef as is the impact of social media & digital devices on children’s well-being humanchange.com @_HumanChange #WEF24
Human Change retweeted
In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, the Human Change Project @_HumanChange is dedicated to raising awareness and instigating a transformation in the way our children approach social media and the digitalisation of their lives. humanchange.com #abed #edchat #davos2024
Human Change retweeted
Off to Davos to talk about psych science! Probably won't get to go in the places where all of the cool kids are, but excited to work with Human Change house on a bunch of great panels about kids' social media use!!
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#PsychScienceToTheRescue
Human Change retweeted
I will speaking next week with an incredible group of experts at the World Economic Forum in Davos on the impact of digitization on kids. I will be focusing on policy solutions. Please do join us at the @_HumanChange House. You can sign up here: bit.ly/3SaBYDV
Human Change retweeted
🌍 I am honoured to be speaking in Davos at the World Economic Forum 2024 in a week! This unique opportunity will bring together a conversation with global leaders to discuss crucial issues at the intersection of children/youth on technology, health, & education.🤝 #abed #cdnpoli
