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April 30, 2026


Title: FACT: SOCIAL MEDIA IS ADDICTIVE AND HARMFUL
Topic: Teens and Social Media
Discussed by Emily Washburn
with Daily Citizen (DailyCitizen.com)

Are social media companies like Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube hurting our children? Juries in both liberal California and New Mexico have stated: YES.

Today, Emily Washburn discusses why social media can be so addicting and why we all need to be more aware of the harm it does to young children and teens. Emily is an Issues Analyst at the Daily Citizen, an online publication for Focus on the Family.

Click here to read more from Emily on this and other issues.

NOTE: The lead attorney for the case against Meta and Google, Mark Lanier, was on the program on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Check the archives for that interview and more details about that case.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is there documented proof that Meta and Google knew their platforms were harming children?

Some Conservative pundits have stated that lawsuits are not the answer, but rather parents should monitor their children/teens on social media. Are lawsuits not only necessary, but proper?

Are social media platforms safe for children – or even for adults?

Are social media platforms addictive?

How can we confidently use social media and avoid becoming addicted or harmed?

Click here for some FREE resources from Focus on the Family.

Click here to help support the Daily Citizen, an online publication for Focus on the Family.



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April 23, 2026


Title: SOCIAL MEDIA IS ADDICTIVE AND HARMFUL
Topic: Teens and Social Media
Discussed by Emily Washburn
with Daily Citizen (DailyCitizen.com)

Are social media companies like Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube hurting our children? Juries in both liberal California and New Mexico have stated: YES.

Today, Emily Washburn discusses why social media can be so addicting and why we all need to be more aware of the harm it does to young children and teens. Emily is an Issues Analyst at the Daily Citizen, an online publication for Focus on the Family.

Click here to read more from Emily on this and other issues.

NOTE: The lead attorney for the case against Meta and Google, Mark Lanier, was on the program on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Check the archives for that interview and more details about that case.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is there documented proof that Meta and Google knew their platforms were harming children?

Some Conservative pundits have stated that lawsuits are not the answer, but rather parents should monitor their children/teens on social media. Are lawsuits not only necessary, but proper?

Are social media platforms safe for children – or even for adults?

Are social media platforms addictive?

How can we confidently use social media and avoid becoming addicted or harmed?

Click here for some FREE resources from Focus on the Family.

Click here to help support the Daily Citizen, an online publication for Focus on the Family.



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April 2, 2026


Title: FACT: SOCIAL MEDIA IS ADDICTIVE AND HARMFUL
Topic: Teens and Social Media
Discussed by Emily Washburn
with Daily Citizen (DailyCitizen.com)

Are social media companies like Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube hurting our children? Juries in both liberal California and New Mexico have stated: YES.

Today, Emily Washburn discusses why social media can be so addicting and why we all need to be more aware of the harm it does to young children and teens. Emily is an Issues Analyst at the Daily Citizen, an online publication for Focus on the Family.

Click here to read more from Emily on this and other issues.

NOTE: The lead attorney for the case against Meta and Google, Mark Lanier, was on the program on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Check the archives for that interview and more details about that case.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is there documented proof that Meta and Google knew their platforms were harming children?

Some Conservative pundits have stated that lawsuits are not the answer, but rather parents should monitor their children/teens on social media. Are lawsuits not only necessary, but proper?

Are social media platforms safe for children – or even for adults?

Are social media platforms addictive?

How can we confidently use social media and avoid becoming addicted or harmed?

Click here for some FREE resources from Focus on the Family.

Click here to help support the Daily Citizen, an online publication for Focus on the Family.



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November 14, 2025


Title: THE DARK SIDE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Topic: Artificial Intelligence
Discussed by Emily Washburn
with Daily Citizen (DailyCitizen.com)

Disclaimer: Use caution when listening to this segment around young children. Issues discussed may be upsetting or hard for little ones to understand.

Conversational Artificial Intelligence Platforms such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and others can be a helpful resource for students working on a term paper or finding out the date of this year’s autumnal equinox. But is there a dark side that no one wants to talk about?

Emily Washburn is an Issues Analyst at the Daily Citizen, an online publication for Focus on the Family.

Click here to read more from Emily Washburn on this and other issues.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

When we call a helpline, are we talking with a real, live person, or are we often talking to a machine – talking with Artificial Intelligence?

Why is it so dangerous for our kids to interact with AI?

Are people using AI to research suicide and how to kill themselves? Emily Washburn tells the tragic story of one teen.

What precautions should parents and grandparents make?

Click here to help support the Daily Citizen and Focus on the Family.



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October 15, 2025


Title: THE DARK SIDE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Topic: Artificial Intelligence
Discussed by Emily Washburn
with Daily Citizen (DailyCitizen.com)

Disclaimer: Use caution when listening to this segment around young children. Issues discussed may be upsetting or hard for little ones to understand.

Conversational Artificial Intelligence Platforms such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and others can be a helpful resource for students working on a term paper or finding out the date of this year’s autumnal equinox. But is there a dark side that no one wants to talk about?

Emily Washburn is an Issues Analyst at the Daily Citizen, an online publication for Focus on the Family.

Click here to read more from Emily Washburn on this and other issues.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

When we call a helpline, are we talking with a real, live person, or are we often talking to a machine – talking with Artificial Intelligence?

Why is it so dangerous for our kids to interact with AI?

Are people using AI to research suicide and how to kill themselves? Emily Washburn tells the tragic story of one teen.

What precautions should parents and grandparents make?

Click here to help support the Daily Citizen and Focus on the Family.



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