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21700 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
They also work with professional choreographers and finetune their costumes.
"There's a lot of planning that goes into place and there's a lot of commitment and hard work, but it pays off," Garin said.
CALIFORNIA WOMAN WITH STAGE 4 BREAST CANCER DENIED MAMMOGRAM AT AGE 29: 'I'LL BE FIGHTING FOREVER'
"We're all working moms and we all have kids and lacrosse tournaments and baseball tournaments. And so, you know, we try to weave it all in," she added.
Costume design and make up are a big part of the experience.
"We have a couple of Mombies who are very talented in the makeup world," Garin said.
"Before the show, we'll get together in groups and help each other," she added. "Nobody does makeup on their own."
OHIO WOMAN, THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE A BREAST CANCER VACCINE IN TRIAL, AWAITS RESULTS: 'VERY EXCITED'
They’ve also learned some solid hacks for looking more like the undead. |
21701 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
CALIFORNIA WOMAN WITH STAGE 4 BREAST CANCER DENIED MAMMOGRAM AT AGE 29: 'I'LL BE FIGHTING FOREVER'
"We're all working moms and we all have kids and lacrosse tournaments and baseball tournaments. And so, you know, we try to weave it all in," she added.
Costume design and make up are a big part of the experience.
"We have a couple of Mombies who are very talented in the makeup world," Garin said.
"Before the show, we'll get together in groups and help each other," she added. "Nobody does makeup on their own."
OHIO WOMAN, THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE A BREAST CANCER VACCINE IN TRIAL, AWAITS RESULTS: 'VERY EXCITED'
They’ve also learned some solid hacks for looking more like the undead.
"We work together and we all have our own little tips and tricks on how to ‘dirty’ our costumes and
make them look raggedy," Garin said. |
21702 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
And so, you know, we try to weave it all in," she added.
Costume design and make up are a big part of the experience.
"We have a couple of Mombies who are very talented in the makeup world," Garin said.
"Before the show, we'll get together in groups and help each other," she added. "Nobody does makeup on their own."
OHIO WOMAN, THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE A BREAST CANCER VACCINE IN TRIAL, AWAITS RESULTS: 'VERY EXCITED'
They’ve also learned some solid hacks for looking more like the undead.
"We work together and we all have our own little tips and tricks on how to ‘dirty’ our costumes and
make them look raggedy," Garin said.
"Funny enough, coffee grinds is one thing that works well as dirt. |
21703 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
And so, you know, we try to weave it all in," she added.
Costume design and make up are a big part of the experience.
"We have a couple of Mombies who are very talented in the makeup world," Garin said.
"Before the show, we'll get together in groups and help each other," she added. "Nobody does makeup on their own."
OHIO WOMAN, THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE A BREAST CANCER VACCINE IN TRIAL, AWAITS RESULTS: 'VERY EXCITED'
They’ve also learned some solid hacks for looking more like the undead.
"We work together and we all have our own little tips and tricks on how to ‘dirty’ our costumes and
make them look raggedy," Garin said.
"Funny enough, coffee grinds is one thing that works well as dirt. So I've been having my husband empty all the coffee grinds into a bowl, and then I add a little bit of water, and then you just kind of rub it on the costume." |
21704 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
Costume design and make up are a big part of the experience.
"We have a couple of Mombies who are very talented in the makeup world," Garin said.
"Before the show, we'll get together in groups and help each other," she added. "Nobody does makeup on their own."
OHIO WOMAN, THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE A BREAST CANCER VACCINE IN TRIAL, AWAITS RESULTS: 'VERY EXCITED'
They’ve also learned some solid hacks for looking more like the undead.
"We work together and we all have our own little tips and tricks on how to ‘dirty’ our costumes and
make them look raggedy," Garin said.
"Funny enough, coffee grinds is one thing that works well as dirt. So I've been having my husband empty all the coffee grinds into a bowl, and then I add a little bit of water, and then you just kind of rub it on the costume."
But it’s all kept very hush-hush. |
21705 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"We have a couple of Mombies who are very talented in the makeup world," Garin said.
"Before the show, we'll get together in groups and help each other," she added. "Nobody does makeup on their own."
OHIO WOMAN, THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE A BREAST CANCER VACCINE IN TRIAL, AWAITS RESULTS: 'VERY EXCITED'
They’ve also learned some solid hacks for looking more like the undead.
"We work together and we all have our own little tips and tricks on how to ‘dirty’ our costumes and
make them look raggedy," Garin said.
"Funny enough, coffee grinds is one thing that works well as dirt. So I've been having my husband empty all the coffee grinds into a bowl, and then I add a little bit of water, and then you just kind of rub it on the costume."
But it’s all kept very hush-hush.
RUNNING ACROSS AMERICA TO FIGHT CANCER: UK MAN RUNS 50 MILES PER DAY FROM LA TO NYC IN MOM’S MEMORY
"Now it's almost like a mysterious thing," Garin said. |
21706 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
OHIO WOMAN, THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE A BREAST CANCER VACCINE IN TRIAL, AWAITS RESULTS: 'VERY EXCITED'
They’ve also learned some solid hacks for looking more like the undead.
"We work together and we all have our own little tips and tricks on how to ‘dirty’ our costumes and
make them look raggedy," Garin said.
"Funny enough, coffee grinds is one thing that works well as dirt. So I've been having my husband empty all the coffee grinds into a bowl, and then I add a little bit of water, and then you just kind of rub it on the costume."
But it’s all kept very hush-hush.
RUNNING ACROSS AMERICA TO FIGHT CANCER: UK MAN RUNS 50 MILES PER DAY FROM LA TO NYC IN MOM’S MEMORY
"Now it's almost like a mysterious thing," Garin said. "People wonder, ‘Oh, are you a Mombie? |
21707 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"We work together and we all have our own little tips and tricks on how to ‘dirty’ our costumes and
make them look raggedy," Garin said.
"Funny enough, coffee grinds is one thing that works well as dirt. So I've been having my husband empty all the coffee grinds into a bowl, and then I add a little bit of water, and then you just kind of rub it on the costume."
But it’s all kept very hush-hush.
RUNNING ACROSS AMERICA TO FIGHT CANCER: UK MAN RUNS 50 MILES PER DAY FROM LA TO NYC IN MOM’S MEMORY
"Now it's almost like a mysterious thing," Garin said. "People wonder, ‘Oh, are you a Mombie? Are you guys dancing?’ It's fun. Even my own kids don't know what songs we’re dancing to each year. I think the mystery of it gets people enticed."
"Putting the fun in it was always the key." |
21708 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"Funny enough, coffee grinds is one thing that works well as dirt. So I've been having my husband empty all the coffee grinds into a bowl, and then I add a little bit of water, and then you just kind of rub it on the costume."
But it’s all kept very hush-hush.
RUNNING ACROSS AMERICA TO FIGHT CANCER: UK MAN RUNS 50 MILES PER DAY FROM LA TO NYC IN MOM’S MEMORY
"Now it's almost like a mysterious thing," Garin said. "People wonder, ‘Oh, are you a Mombie? Are you guys dancing?’ It's fun. Even my own kids don't know what songs we’re dancing to each year. I think the mystery of it gets people enticed."
"Putting the fun in it was always the key." — Tom Scalera
On Halloween night, the Fairfield Beach neighborhood comes alive as housewives, movie stars, socialites, prisoners, school girls, cheerleaders, soldiers and cooks — all turned to zombies — emerge from ordinary homes and put on a spectacular show. |
21709 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
But it’s all kept very hush-hush.
RUNNING ACROSS AMERICA TO FIGHT CANCER: UK MAN RUNS 50 MILES PER DAY FROM LA TO NYC IN MOM’S MEMORY
"Now it's almost like a mysterious thing," Garin said. "People wonder, ‘Oh, are you a Mombie? Are you guys dancing?’ It's fun. Even my own kids don't know what songs we’re dancing to each year. I think the mystery of it gets people enticed."
"Putting the fun in it was always the key." — Tom Scalera
On Halloween night, the Fairfield Beach neighborhood comes alive as housewives, movie stars, socialites, prisoners, school girls, cheerleaders, soldiers and cooks — all turned to zombies — emerge from ordinary homes and put on a spectacular show.
"We dance four or five times that night or as many times as people show up," Garin said. |
21710 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
But it’s all kept very hush-hush.
RUNNING ACROSS AMERICA TO FIGHT CANCER: UK MAN RUNS 50 MILES PER DAY FROM LA TO NYC IN MOM’S MEMORY
"Now it's almost like a mysterious thing," Garin said. "People wonder, ‘Oh, are you a Mombie? Are you guys dancing?’ It's fun. Even my own kids don't know what songs we’re dancing to each year. I think the mystery of it gets people enticed."
"Putting the fun in it was always the key." — Tom Scalera
On Halloween night, the Fairfield Beach neighborhood comes alive as housewives, movie stars, socialites, prisoners, school girls, cheerleaders, soldiers and cooks — all turned to zombies — emerge from ordinary homes and put on a spectacular show.
"We dance four or five times that night or as many times as people show up," Garin said.
BREAST CANCER BREAKTHROUGH: AI PREDICTS A THIRD OF CASES PRIOR TO DIAGNOSIS IN MAMMOGRAPHY STUDY
"They start sitting on the lawn of the people across the street. |
21711 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"People wonder, ‘Oh, are you a Mombie? Are you guys dancing?’ It's fun. Even my own kids don't know what songs we’re dancing to each year. I think the mystery of it gets people enticed."
"Putting the fun in it was always the key." — Tom Scalera
On Halloween night, the Fairfield Beach neighborhood comes alive as housewives, movie stars, socialites, prisoners, school girls, cheerleaders, soldiers and cooks — all turned to zombies — emerge from ordinary homes and put on a spectacular show.
"We dance four or five times that night or as many times as people show up," Garin said.
BREAST CANCER BREAKTHROUGH: AI PREDICTS A THIRD OF CASES PRIOR TO DIAGNOSIS IN MAMMOGRAPHY STUDY
"They start sitting on the lawn of the people across the street. It started as this fun thing where all the kids are trick-or-treating — and then all of a sudden these moms are out there dancing." |
21712 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
Even my own kids don't know what songs we’re dancing to each year. I think the mystery of it gets people enticed."
"Putting the fun in it was always the key." — Tom Scalera
On Halloween night, the Fairfield Beach neighborhood comes alive as housewives, movie stars, socialites, prisoners, school girls, cheerleaders, soldiers and cooks — all turned to zombies — emerge from ordinary homes and put on a spectacular show.
"We dance four or five times that night or as many times as people show up," Garin said.
BREAST CANCER BREAKTHROUGH: AI PREDICTS A THIRD OF CASES PRIOR TO DIAGNOSIS IN MAMMOGRAPHY STUDY
"They start sitting on the lawn of the people across the street. It started as this fun thing where all the kids are trick-or-treating — and then all of a sudden these moms are out there dancing."
Garin is a mom of three kids, and one of them, Victoria, 12, is a competitive dancer. |
21713 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
I think the mystery of it gets people enticed."
"Putting the fun in it was always the key." — Tom Scalera
On Halloween night, the Fairfield Beach neighborhood comes alive as housewives, movie stars, socialites, prisoners, school girls, cheerleaders, soldiers and cooks — all turned to zombies — emerge from ordinary homes and put on a spectacular show.
"We dance four or five times that night or as many times as people show up," Garin said.
BREAST CANCER BREAKTHROUGH: AI PREDICTS A THIRD OF CASES PRIOR TO DIAGNOSIS IN MAMMOGRAPHY STUDY
"They start sitting on the lawn of the people across the street. It started as this fun thing where all the kids are trick-or-treating — and then all of a sudden these moms are out there dancing."
Garin is a mom of three kids, and one of them, Victoria, 12, is a competitive dancer.
"It makes me feel proud and happy that my mom is out there dancing and raising money for a cancer cure," young Victoria Garin told Fox News Digital. |
21714 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"We dance four or five times that night or as many times as people show up," Garin said.
BREAST CANCER BREAKTHROUGH: AI PREDICTS A THIRD OF CASES PRIOR TO DIAGNOSIS IN MAMMOGRAPHY STUDY
"They start sitting on the lawn of the people across the street. It started as this fun thing where all the kids are trick-or-treating — and then all of a sudden these moms are out there dancing."
Garin is a mom of three kids, and one of them, Victoria, 12, is a competitive dancer.
"It makes me feel proud and happy that my mom is out there dancing and raising money for a cancer cure," young Victoria Garin told Fox News Digital.
"I think that when the moms come together, they create an amazing performance that’s super fun to watch," Victoria Garin added. "After all of their hard work, I think they deserve a 10/10." |
21715 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"We dance four or five times that night or as many times as people show up," Garin said.
BREAST CANCER BREAKTHROUGH: AI PREDICTS A THIRD OF CASES PRIOR TO DIAGNOSIS IN MAMMOGRAPHY STUDY
"They start sitting on the lawn of the people across the street. It started as this fun thing where all the kids are trick-or-treating — and then all of a sudden these moms are out there dancing."
Garin is a mom of three kids, and one of them, Victoria, 12, is a competitive dancer.
"It makes me feel proud and happy that my mom is out there dancing and raising money for a cancer cure," young Victoria Garin told Fox News Digital.
"I think that when the moms come together, they create an amazing performance that’s super fun to watch," Victoria Garin added. "After all of their hard work, I think they deserve a 10/10."
The Mombies started out in 2016 when Terry Davis, a Fairfield mom and human resources executive, got together with a group of other moms to surprise the neighborhood with a flash mob on Halloween. |
21716 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
It started as this fun thing where all the kids are trick-or-treating — and then all of a sudden these moms are out there dancing."
Garin is a mom of three kids, and one of them, Victoria, 12, is a competitive dancer.
"It makes me feel proud and happy that my mom is out there dancing and raising money for a cancer cure," young Victoria Garin told Fox News Digital.
"I think that when the moms come together, they create an amazing performance that’s super fun to watch," Victoria Garin added. "After all of their hard work, I think they deserve a 10/10."
The Mombies started out in 2016 when Terry Davis, a Fairfield mom and human resources executive, got together with a group of other moms to surprise the neighborhood with a flash mob on Halloween.
VIRGINIA 12-YEAR-OLD IS HELPING KIDS WITH CANCER AFTER LOSING HIS OWN MOM TO THE DISEASE
"She wanted to create a unique surprise for the kids to show them we're fun and to show them that we can be exciting, too," Gavin said. |
21717 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"It makes me feel proud and happy that my mom is out there dancing and raising money for a cancer cure," young Victoria Garin told Fox News Digital.
"I think that when the moms come together, they create an amazing performance that’s super fun to watch," Victoria Garin added. "After all of their hard work, I think they deserve a 10/10."
The Mombies started out in 2016 when Terry Davis, a Fairfield mom and human resources executive, got together with a group of other moms to surprise the neighborhood with a flash mob on Halloween.
VIRGINIA 12-YEAR-OLD IS HELPING KIDS WITH CANCER AFTER LOSING HIS OWN MOM TO THE DISEASE
"She wanted to create a unique surprise for the kids to show them we're fun and to show them that we can be exciting, too," Gavin said.
"After the first year, she said, ‘Why don't we attach a little bit of goodness to it?’ And we started ‘Dance to Donate,’ which has created this big movement. |
21718 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"I think that when the moms come together, they create an amazing performance that’s super fun to watch," Victoria Garin added. "After all of their hard work, I think they deserve a 10/10."
The Mombies started out in 2016 when Terry Davis, a Fairfield mom and human resources executive, got together with a group of other moms to surprise the neighborhood with a flash mob on Halloween.
VIRGINIA 12-YEAR-OLD IS HELPING KIDS WITH CANCER AFTER LOSING HIS OWN MOM TO THE DISEASE
"She wanted to create a unique surprise for the kids to show them we're fun and to show them that we can be exciting, too," Gavin said.
"After the first year, she said, ‘Why don't we attach a little bit of goodness to it?’ And we started ‘Dance to Donate,’ which has created this big movement. We’ve been dancing to fund the Cancer Couch, which is an organization founded here in Fairfield."
Dr. |
21719 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"After all of their hard work, I think they deserve a 10/10."
The Mombies started out in 2016 when Terry Davis, a Fairfield mom and human resources executive, got together with a group of other moms to surprise the neighborhood with a flash mob on Halloween.
VIRGINIA 12-YEAR-OLD IS HELPING KIDS WITH CANCER AFTER LOSING HIS OWN MOM TO THE DISEASE
"She wanted to create a unique surprise for the kids to show them we're fun and to show them that we can be exciting, too," Gavin said.
"After the first year, she said, ‘Why don't we attach a little bit of goodness to it?’ And we started ‘Dance to Donate,’ which has created this big movement. We’ve been dancing to fund the Cancer Couch, which is an organization founded here in Fairfield."
Dr. Rebecca Timlin-Scalera created the Cancer Couch Foundation; its mission is to accelerate research and treatment — and find a cure, specifically for metastatic breast cancer. |
21720 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
The Mombies started out in 2016 when Terry Davis, a Fairfield mom and human resources executive, got together with a group of other moms to surprise the neighborhood with a flash mob on Halloween.
VIRGINIA 12-YEAR-OLD IS HELPING KIDS WITH CANCER AFTER LOSING HIS OWN MOM TO THE DISEASE
"She wanted to create a unique surprise for the kids to show them we're fun and to show them that we can be exciting, too," Gavin said.
"After the first year, she said, ‘Why don't we attach a little bit of goodness to it?’ And we started ‘Dance to Donate,’ which has created this big movement. We’ve been dancing to fund the Cancer Couch, which is an organization founded here in Fairfield."
Dr. Rebecca Timlin-Scalera created the Cancer Couch Foundation; its mission is to accelerate research and treatment — and find a cure, specifically for metastatic breast cancer.
"The life expectancy of metastatic breast cancer [patients] is still just three to five years," her husband, Tom Scalera, told Fox News Digital. |
21721 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
VIRGINIA 12-YEAR-OLD IS HELPING KIDS WITH CANCER AFTER LOSING HIS OWN MOM TO THE DISEASE
"She wanted to create a unique surprise for the kids to show them we're fun and to show them that we can be exciting, too," Gavin said.
"After the first year, she said, ‘Why don't we attach a little bit of goodness to it?’ And we started ‘Dance to Donate,’ which has created this big movement. We’ve been dancing to fund the Cancer Couch, which is an organization founded here in Fairfield."
Dr. Rebecca Timlin-Scalera created the Cancer Couch Foundation; its mission is to accelerate research and treatment — and find a cure, specifically for metastatic breast cancer.
"The life expectancy of metastatic breast cancer [patients] is still just three to five years," her husband, Tom Scalera, told Fox News Digital.
BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR SAYS HER 120-POUND WEIGHT LOSS HELPED SAVE HER LIFE: 'STRONG, CONFIDENT AND HEALTHY'
Scalera said his wife was surprised to learn how few funds actually go into breast cancer research. |
21722 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"After the first year, she said, ‘Why don't we attach a little bit of goodness to it?’ And we started ‘Dance to Donate,’ which has created this big movement. We’ve been dancing to fund the Cancer Couch, which is an organization founded here in Fairfield."
Dr. Rebecca Timlin-Scalera created the Cancer Couch Foundation; its mission is to accelerate research and treatment — and find a cure, specifically for metastatic breast cancer.
"The life expectancy of metastatic breast cancer [patients] is still just three to five years," her husband, Tom Scalera, told Fox News Digital.
BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR SAYS HER 120-POUND WEIGHT LOSS HELPED SAVE HER LIFE: 'STRONG, CONFIDENT AND HEALTHY'
Scalera said his wife was surprised to learn how few funds actually go into breast cancer research.
"I think most people we talk to are completely shocked because of all of the money that's raised by ‘pink awareness’ and other activities, which are great — not much of that money goes into research," Scalera added. |
21723 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
We’ve been dancing to fund the Cancer Couch, which is an organization founded here in Fairfield."
Dr. Rebecca Timlin-Scalera created the Cancer Couch Foundation; its mission is to accelerate research and treatment — and find a cure, specifically for metastatic breast cancer.
"The life expectancy of metastatic breast cancer [patients] is still just three to five years," her husband, Tom Scalera, told Fox News Digital.
BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR SAYS HER 120-POUND WEIGHT LOSS HELPED SAVE HER LIFE: 'STRONG, CONFIDENT AND HEALTHY'
Scalera said his wife was surprised to learn how few funds actually go into breast cancer research.
"I think most people we talk to are completely shocked because of all of the money that's raised by ‘pink awareness’ and other activities, which are great — not much of that money goes into research," Scalera added.
"When Rebecca found out, she immediately was motivated. |
21724 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
We’ve been dancing to fund the Cancer Couch, which is an organization founded here in Fairfield."
Dr. Rebecca Timlin-Scalera created the Cancer Couch Foundation; its mission is to accelerate research and treatment — and find a cure, specifically for metastatic breast cancer.
"The life expectancy of metastatic breast cancer [patients] is still just three to five years," her husband, Tom Scalera, told Fox News Digital.
BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR SAYS HER 120-POUND WEIGHT LOSS HELPED SAVE HER LIFE: 'STRONG, CONFIDENT AND HEALTHY'
Scalera said his wife was surprised to learn how few funds actually go into breast cancer research.
"I think most people we talk to are completely shocked because of all of the money that's raised by ‘pink awareness’ and other activities, which are great — not much of that money goes into research," Scalera added.
"When Rebecca found out, she immediately was motivated. She said, ‘I'm going to take all my skills and all my ability and create this foundation.'" |
21725 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
Rebecca Timlin-Scalera created the Cancer Couch Foundation; its mission is to accelerate research and treatment — and find a cure, specifically for metastatic breast cancer.
"The life expectancy of metastatic breast cancer [patients] is still just three to five years," her husband, Tom Scalera, told Fox News Digital.
BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR SAYS HER 120-POUND WEIGHT LOSS HELPED SAVE HER LIFE: 'STRONG, CONFIDENT AND HEALTHY'
Scalera said his wife was surprised to learn how few funds actually go into breast cancer research.
"I think most people we talk to are completely shocked because of all of the money that's raised by ‘pink awareness’ and other activities, which are great — not much of that money goes into research," Scalera added.
"When Rebecca found out, she immediately was motivated. She said, ‘I'm going to take all my skills and all my ability and create this foundation.'"
Timlin-Scalera died of metastatic breast cancer in 2019. |
21726 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"The life expectancy of metastatic breast cancer [patients] is still just three to five years," her husband, Tom Scalera, told Fox News Digital.
BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR SAYS HER 120-POUND WEIGHT LOSS HELPED SAVE HER LIFE: 'STRONG, CONFIDENT AND HEALTHY'
Scalera said his wife was surprised to learn how few funds actually go into breast cancer research.
"I think most people we talk to are completely shocked because of all of the money that's raised by ‘pink awareness’ and other activities, which are great — not much of that money goes into research," Scalera added.
"When Rebecca found out, she immediately was motivated. She said, ‘I'm going to take all my skills and all my ability and create this foundation.'"
Timlin-Scalera died of metastatic breast cancer in 2019.
While her mission was personal, Scalera said his wife was focused on the future. |
21727 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"The life expectancy of metastatic breast cancer [patients] is still just three to five years," her husband, Tom Scalera, told Fox News Digital.
BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR SAYS HER 120-POUND WEIGHT LOSS HELPED SAVE HER LIFE: 'STRONG, CONFIDENT AND HEALTHY'
Scalera said his wife was surprised to learn how few funds actually go into breast cancer research.
"I think most people we talk to are completely shocked because of all of the money that's raised by ‘pink awareness’ and other activities, which are great — not much of that money goes into research," Scalera added.
"When Rebecca found out, she immediately was motivated. She said, ‘I'm going to take all my skills and all my ability and create this foundation.'"
Timlin-Scalera died of metastatic breast cancer in 2019.
While her mission was personal, Scalera said his wife was focused on the future.
"Rebecca was hoping that she could accelerate treatments and that she would be a beneficiary of it," Scalera said. |
21728 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR SAYS HER 120-POUND WEIGHT LOSS HELPED SAVE HER LIFE: 'STRONG, CONFIDENT AND HEALTHY'
Scalera said his wife was surprised to learn how few funds actually go into breast cancer research.
"I think most people we talk to are completely shocked because of all of the money that's raised by ‘pink awareness’ and other activities, which are great — not much of that money goes into research," Scalera added.
"When Rebecca found out, she immediately was motivated. She said, ‘I'm going to take all my skills and all my ability and create this foundation.'"
Timlin-Scalera died of metastatic breast cancer in 2019.
While her mission was personal, Scalera said his wife was focused on the future.
"Rebecca was hoping that she could accelerate treatments and that she would be a beneficiary of it," Scalera said. "But she was always very, very focused on helping others and maybe helping our children." |
21729 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"I think most people we talk to are completely shocked because of all of the money that's raised by ‘pink awareness’ and other activities, which are great — not much of that money goes into research," Scalera added.
"When Rebecca found out, she immediately was motivated. She said, ‘I'm going to take all my skills and all my ability and create this foundation.'"
Timlin-Scalera died of metastatic breast cancer in 2019.
While her mission was personal, Scalera said his wife was focused on the future.
"Rebecca was hoping that she could accelerate treatments and that she would be a beneficiary of it," Scalera said. "But she was always very, very focused on helping others and maybe helping our children."
THIS NEW YORK MAN IS CHALLENGING YOU TO RUN 50 MILES IN 31 DAYS IN MEMORY OF HIS DAD: 'NO EXCUSES'
Timlin-Scalera was not a Mombie herself — but she loved the spirit of the effort, her husband said. |
21730 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"When Rebecca found out, she immediately was motivated. She said, ‘I'm going to take all my skills and all my ability and create this foundation.'"
Timlin-Scalera died of metastatic breast cancer in 2019.
While her mission was personal, Scalera said his wife was focused on the future.
"Rebecca was hoping that she could accelerate treatments and that she would be a beneficiary of it," Scalera said. "But she was always very, very focused on helping others and maybe helping our children."
THIS NEW YORK MAN IS CHALLENGING YOU TO RUN 50 MILES IN 31 DAYS IN MEMORY OF HIS DAD: 'NO EXCUSES'
Timlin-Scalera was not a Mombie herself — but she loved the spirit of the effort, her husband said.
"It makes me feel proud and happy that my mom is out there dancing and raising money for a cancer cure." |
21731 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"When Rebecca found out, she immediately was motivated. She said, ‘I'm going to take all my skills and all my ability and create this foundation.'"
Timlin-Scalera died of metastatic breast cancer in 2019.
While her mission was personal, Scalera said his wife was focused on the future.
"Rebecca was hoping that she could accelerate treatments and that she would be a beneficiary of it," Scalera said. "But she was always very, very focused on helping others and maybe helping our children."
THIS NEW YORK MAN IS CHALLENGING YOU TO RUN 50 MILES IN 31 DAYS IN MEMORY OF HIS DAD: 'NO EXCUSES'
Timlin-Scalera was not a Mombie herself — but she loved the spirit of the effort, her husband said.
"It makes me feel proud and happy that my mom is out there dancing and raising money for a cancer cure." — Victoria Garin
"We've been very connected to the Mombies since Rebecca's diagnosis," Scalera said of his wife. |
21732 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
Timlin-Scalera died of metastatic breast cancer in 2019.
While her mission was personal, Scalera said his wife was focused on the future.
"Rebecca was hoping that she could accelerate treatments and that she would be a beneficiary of it," Scalera said. "But she was always very, very focused on helping others and maybe helping our children."
THIS NEW YORK MAN IS CHALLENGING YOU TO RUN 50 MILES IN 31 DAYS IN MEMORY OF HIS DAD: 'NO EXCUSES'
Timlin-Scalera was not a Mombie herself — but she loved the spirit of the effort, her husband said.
"It makes me feel proud and happy that my mom is out there dancing and raising money for a cancer cure." — Victoria Garin
"We've been very connected to the Mombies since Rebecca's diagnosis," Scalera said of his wife.
"It's such a heavy topic and it’s hard to create an event that people want to be a part of and enjoy where, at the same time, they are helping to fight a deadly disease that impacts so many women. |
21733 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"Rebecca was hoping that she could accelerate treatments and that she would be a beneficiary of it," Scalera said. "But she was always very, very focused on helping others and maybe helping our children."
THIS NEW YORK MAN IS CHALLENGING YOU TO RUN 50 MILES IN 31 DAYS IN MEMORY OF HIS DAD: 'NO EXCUSES'
Timlin-Scalera was not a Mombie herself — but she loved the spirit of the effort, her husband said.
"It makes me feel proud and happy that my mom is out there dancing and raising money for a cancer cure." — Victoria Garin
"We've been very connected to the Mombies since Rebecca's diagnosis," Scalera said of his wife.
"It's such a heavy topic and it’s hard to create an event that people want to be a part of and enjoy where, at the same time, they are helping to fight a deadly disease that impacts so many women. But putting the fun in it was always the key." |
21734 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"But she was always very, very focused on helping others and maybe helping our children."
THIS NEW YORK MAN IS CHALLENGING YOU TO RUN 50 MILES IN 31 DAYS IN MEMORY OF HIS DAD: 'NO EXCUSES'
Timlin-Scalera was not a Mombie herself — but she loved the spirit of the effort, her husband said.
"It makes me feel proud and happy that my mom is out there dancing and raising money for a cancer cure." — Victoria Garin
"We've been very connected to the Mombies since Rebecca's diagnosis," Scalera said of his wife.
"It's such a heavy topic and it’s hard to create an event that people want to be a part of and enjoy where, at the same time, they are helping to fight a deadly disease that impacts so many women. But putting the fun in it was always the key."
Cancer Couch is volunteer-run and privately-funded — and 100% of the money raised is matched and goes directly to fund metastatic breast cancer research at two cutting-edge labs at the world’s leading cancer centers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering. |
21735 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"It makes me feel proud and happy that my mom is out there dancing and raising money for a cancer cure." — Victoria Garin
"We've been very connected to the Mombies since Rebecca's diagnosis," Scalera said of his wife.
"It's such a heavy topic and it’s hard to create an event that people want to be a part of and enjoy where, at the same time, they are helping to fight a deadly disease that impacts so many women. But putting the fun in it was always the key."
Cancer Couch is volunteer-run and privately-funded — and 100% of the money raised is matched and goes directly to fund metastatic breast cancer research at two cutting-edge labs at the world’s leading cancer centers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering.
BREAST CANCER DRUG COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SIDE EFFECT, NEW RESEARCH REVEALS
Scalera said Cancer Couch is a family endeavor. |
21736 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"It makes me feel proud and happy that my mom is out there dancing and raising money for a cancer cure." — Victoria Garin
"We've been very connected to the Mombies since Rebecca's diagnosis," Scalera said of his wife.
"It's such a heavy topic and it’s hard to create an event that people want to be a part of and enjoy where, at the same time, they are helping to fight a deadly disease that impacts so many women. But putting the fun in it was always the key."
Cancer Couch is volunteer-run and privately-funded — and 100% of the money raised is matched and goes directly to fund metastatic breast cancer research at two cutting-edge labs at the world’s leading cancer centers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering.
BREAST CANCER DRUG COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SIDE EFFECT, NEW RESEARCH REVEALS
Scalera said Cancer Couch is a family endeavor.
His children, Bella Scalera and Luca Scalera, who now are first-year students in college and in high school, have been involved from the get-go. |
21737 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"It's such a heavy topic and it’s hard to create an event that people want to be a part of and enjoy where, at the same time, they are helping to fight a deadly disease that impacts so many women. But putting the fun in it was always the key."
Cancer Couch is volunteer-run and privately-funded — and 100% of the money raised is matched and goes directly to fund metastatic breast cancer research at two cutting-edge labs at the world’s leading cancer centers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering.
BREAST CANCER DRUG COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SIDE EFFECT, NEW RESEARCH REVEALS
Scalera said Cancer Couch is a family endeavor.
His children, Bella Scalera and Luca Scalera, who now are first-year students in college and in high school, have been involved from the get-go.
"We, as a family, cover all the expenses of the foundation," Scalera said. |
21738 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
But putting the fun in it was always the key."
Cancer Couch is volunteer-run and privately-funded — and 100% of the money raised is matched and goes directly to fund metastatic breast cancer research at two cutting-edge labs at the world’s leading cancer centers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering.
BREAST CANCER DRUG COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SIDE EFFECT, NEW RESEARCH REVEALS
Scalera said Cancer Couch is a family endeavor.
His children, Bella Scalera and Luca Scalera, who now are first-year students in college and in high school, have been involved from the get-go.
"We, as a family, cover all the expenses of the foundation," Scalera said.
Since 2017, the Mombies have raised over $170,000 for Cancer Couch — and that gives Scalera hope for the cause his "intelligent, highly motivated, Division 1 athlete, psychologist" wife worked to establish. |
21739 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
Cancer Couch is volunteer-run and privately-funded — and 100% of the money raised is matched and goes directly to fund metastatic breast cancer research at two cutting-edge labs at the world’s leading cancer centers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering.
BREAST CANCER DRUG COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SIDE EFFECT, NEW RESEARCH REVEALS
Scalera said Cancer Couch is a family endeavor.
His children, Bella Scalera and Luca Scalera, who now are first-year students in college and in high school, have been involved from the get-go.
"We, as a family, cover all the expenses of the foundation," Scalera said.
Since 2017, the Mombies have raised over $170,000 for Cancer Couch — and that gives Scalera hope for the cause his "intelligent, highly motivated, Division 1 athlete, psychologist" wife worked to establish.
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"The thing about metastatic breast cancer is it seems to really take so many powerful and amazing young women," Scalera said. |
21740 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
BREAST CANCER DRUG COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SIDE EFFECT, NEW RESEARCH REVEALS
Scalera said Cancer Couch is a family endeavor.
His children, Bella Scalera and Luca Scalera, who now are first-year students in college and in high school, have been involved from the get-go.
"We, as a family, cover all the expenses of the foundation," Scalera said.
Since 2017, the Mombies have raised over $170,000 for Cancer Couch — and that gives Scalera hope for the cause his "intelligent, highly motivated, Division 1 athlete, psychologist" wife worked to establish.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER
"The thing about metastatic breast cancer is it seems to really take so many powerful and amazing young women," Scalera said.
"Rebecca was certainly a rock star," Scalera added. "Everything was possible with her. There were no limitations on what she could accomplish in life. |
21741 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
His children, Bella Scalera and Luca Scalera, who now are first-year students in college and in high school, have been involved from the get-go.
"We, as a family, cover all the expenses of the foundation," Scalera said.
Since 2017, the Mombies have raised over $170,000 for Cancer Couch — and that gives Scalera hope for the cause his "intelligent, highly motivated, Division 1 athlete, psychologist" wife worked to establish.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER
"The thing about metastatic breast cancer is it seems to really take so many powerful and amazing young women," Scalera said.
"Rebecca was certainly a rock star," Scalera added. "Everything was possible with her. There were no limitations on what she could accomplish in life. She was the perfect kind of person to convert her challenge with metastatic breast cancer into a foundation that is really focused on making a change for others." |
21742 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"We, as a family, cover all the expenses of the foundation," Scalera said.
Since 2017, the Mombies have raised over $170,000 for Cancer Couch — and that gives Scalera hope for the cause his "intelligent, highly motivated, Division 1 athlete, psychologist" wife worked to establish.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER
"The thing about metastatic breast cancer is it seems to really take so many powerful and amazing young women," Scalera said.
"Rebecca was certainly a rock star," Scalera added. "Everything was possible with her. There were no limitations on what she could accomplish in life. She was the perfect kind of person to convert her challenge with metastatic breast cancer into a foundation that is really focused on making a change for others."
And the Mombies, Scalera said, are focused on fun.
"It's all that Rebecca ever wanted for this foundation," Scalera said. "The Mombies are the perfect personification of that." |
21743 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
Since 2017, the Mombies have raised over $170,000 for Cancer Couch — and that gives Scalera hope for the cause his "intelligent, highly motivated, Division 1 athlete, psychologist" wife worked to establish.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER
"The thing about metastatic breast cancer is it seems to really take so many powerful and amazing young women," Scalera said.
"Rebecca was certainly a rock star," Scalera added. "Everything was possible with her. There were no limitations on what she could accomplish in life. She was the perfect kind of person to convert her challenge with metastatic breast cancer into a foundation that is really focused on making a change for others."
And the Mombies, Scalera said, are focused on fun.
"It's all that Rebecca ever wanted for this foundation," Scalera said. "The Mombies are the perfect personification of that."
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That’s what keeps Garin and her friends dancing for donations. |
21744 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
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"The thing about metastatic breast cancer is it seems to really take so many powerful and amazing young women," Scalera said.
"Rebecca was certainly a rock star," Scalera added. "Everything was possible with her. There were no limitations on what she could accomplish in life. She was the perfect kind of person to convert her challenge with metastatic breast cancer into a foundation that is really focused on making a change for others."
And the Mombies, Scalera said, are focused on fun.
"It's all that Rebecca ever wanted for this foundation," Scalera said. "The Mombies are the perfect personification of that."
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
That’s what keeps Garin and her friends dancing for donations.
"That's the most important thing to me, that we are doing this for a cause," Garin said.
"It’s not just for the kids to see us dance," she added. |
21745 | Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research
"Rebecca was certainly a rock star," Scalera added. "Everything was possible with her. There were no limitations on what she could accomplish in life. She was the perfect kind of person to convert her challenge with metastatic breast cancer into a foundation that is really focused on making a change for others."
And the Mombies, Scalera said, are focused on fun.
"It's all that Rebecca ever wanted for this foundation," Scalera said. "The Mombies are the perfect personification of that."
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
That’s what keeps Garin and her friends dancing for donations.
"That's the most important thing to me, that we are doing this for a cause," Garin said.
"It’s not just for the kids to see us dance," she added. "It's amazing that we can have fun with it, but the main idea is that this is very dear to our hearts."
To donate to this year's project, visit www.mombies.org. |
21746 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
A newly unredacted version of the multi-state lawsuit against Meta alleges a troubling pattern of deception and minimization in how the company handles kids under 13 on its platforms. Internal documents appear to show that the company’s approach to this ostensibly forbidden demographic is far more laissez-faire than it has publicly claimed.
The lawsuit, filed last month, alleges a wide spread of damaging practices at the company relating to the health and well-being of younger people using it. From body image to bullying, privacy invasion to engagement maximization, all the purported evils of social media are laid at Meta’s door — perhaps rightly, but it also gives the appearance of a lack of focus.
In one respect at least, however, the documentation obtained by the attorneys general of 42 states is quite specific, “and it is damning,” as AG Rob Bonta of California put it. That is in paragraphs 642 through 835, which mostly document violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA. |
21747 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
Internal documents appear to show that the company’s approach to this ostensibly forbidden demographic is far more laissez-faire than it has publicly claimed.
The lawsuit, filed last month, alleges a wide spread of damaging practices at the company relating to the health and well-being of younger people using it. From body image to bullying, privacy invasion to engagement maximization, all the purported evils of social media are laid at Meta’s door — perhaps rightly, but it also gives the appearance of a lack of focus.
In one respect at least, however, the documentation obtained by the attorneys general of 42 states is quite specific, “and it is damning,” as AG Rob Bonta of California put it. That is in paragraphs 642 through 835, which mostly document violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA. This law created very specific restrictions around young folks online, limiting data collection and requiring things like parental consent for various actions, but a lot of tech companies seem to consider it more suggestion than requirement. |
21748 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
The lawsuit, filed last month, alleges a wide spread of damaging practices at the company relating to the health and well-being of younger people using it. From body image to bullying, privacy invasion to engagement maximization, all the purported evils of social media are laid at Meta’s door — perhaps rightly, but it also gives the appearance of a lack of focus.
In one respect at least, however, the documentation obtained by the attorneys general of 42 states is quite specific, “and it is damning,” as AG Rob Bonta of California put it. That is in paragraphs 642 through 835, which mostly document violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA. This law created very specific restrictions around young folks online, limiting data collection and requiring things like parental consent for various actions, but a lot of tech companies seem to consider it more suggestion than requirement.
You know it is bad news for the company when they request pages and pages of redactions:
This recently happened with Amazon as well, and it turned out they were trying to hide the existence of a price-hiking algorithm that skimmed billions from consumers. |
21749 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
In one respect at least, however, the documentation obtained by the attorneys general of 42 states is quite specific, “and it is damning,” as AG Rob Bonta of California put it. That is in paragraphs 642 through 835, which mostly document violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA. This law created very specific restrictions around young folks online, limiting data collection and requiring things like parental consent for various actions, but a lot of tech companies seem to consider it more suggestion than requirement.
You know it is bad news for the company when they request pages and pages of redactions:
This recently happened with Amazon as well, and it turned out they were trying to hide the existence of a price-hiking algorithm that skimmed billions from consumers. But it’s much worse when you’re redacting COPPA complaints.
“We’re very bullish and confident in our COPPA allegations. |
21750 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
In one respect at least, however, the documentation obtained by the attorneys general of 42 states is quite specific, “and it is damning,” as AG Rob Bonta of California put it. That is in paragraphs 642 through 835, which mostly document violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA. This law created very specific restrictions around young folks online, limiting data collection and requiring things like parental consent for various actions, but a lot of tech companies seem to consider it more suggestion than requirement.
You know it is bad news for the company when they request pages and pages of redactions:
This recently happened with Amazon as well, and it turned out they were trying to hide the existence of a price-hiking algorithm that skimmed billions from consumers. But it’s much worse when you’re redacting COPPA complaints.
“We’re very bullish and confident in our COPPA allegations. Meta is knowingly taking steps that harm children, and lying about it,” AG Bonta told TechCrunch in an interview. |
21751 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
That is in paragraphs 642 through 835, which mostly document violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA. This law created very specific restrictions around young folks online, limiting data collection and requiring things like parental consent for various actions, but a lot of tech companies seem to consider it more suggestion than requirement.
You know it is bad news for the company when they request pages and pages of redactions:
This recently happened with Amazon as well, and it turned out they were trying to hide the existence of a price-hiking algorithm that skimmed billions from consumers. But it’s much worse when you’re redacting COPPA complaints.
“We’re very bullish and confident in our COPPA allegations. Meta is knowingly taking steps that harm children, and lying about it,” AG Bonta told TechCrunch in an interview. “In the unredacted complaint we see that Meta knows that its social media platforms are used by millions of kids under 13, and they unlawfully collect their personal info. |
21752 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
This law created very specific restrictions around young folks online, limiting data collection and requiring things like parental consent for various actions, but a lot of tech companies seem to consider it more suggestion than requirement.
You know it is bad news for the company when they request pages and pages of redactions:
This recently happened with Amazon as well, and it turned out they were trying to hide the existence of a price-hiking algorithm that skimmed billions from consumers. But it’s much worse when you’re redacting COPPA complaints.
“We’re very bullish and confident in our COPPA allegations. Meta is knowingly taking steps that harm children, and lying about it,” AG Bonta told TechCrunch in an interview. “In the unredacted complaint we see that Meta knows that its social media platforms are used by millions of kids under 13, and they unlawfully collect their personal info. It shows that common practice where Meta says one thing in its public-facing comments to Congress and other regulators, while internally it says something else.”
The lawsuit argues that “Meta does not obtain—or even attempt to obtain—verifiable parental consent before collecting the personal information of children on Instagram and Facebook… But Meta’s own records reveal that it has actual knowledge that Instagram and Facebook target and successfully enroll children as users.”
Essentially, while the problem of identifying kids’ accounts created in violation of platform rules is certainly a difficult one, Meta allegedly opted to turn a blind eye for years rather than enact more stringent rules that would necessarily impact user numbers. |
21753 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
Meta is knowingly taking steps that harm children, and lying about it,” AG Bonta told TechCrunch in an interview. “In the unredacted complaint we see that Meta knows that its social media platforms are used by millions of kids under 13, and they unlawfully collect their personal info. It shows that common practice where Meta says one thing in its public-facing comments to Congress and other regulators, while internally it says something else.”
The lawsuit argues that “Meta does not obtain—or even attempt to obtain—verifiable parental consent before collecting the personal information of children on Instagram and Facebook… But Meta’s own records reveal that it has actual knowledge that Instagram and Facebook target and successfully enroll children as users.”
Essentially, while the problem of identifying kids’ accounts created in violation of platform rules is certainly a difficult one, Meta allegedly opted to turn a blind eye for years rather than enact more stringent rules that would necessarily impact user numbers.
Meta, for its part, said in statements that the suit “mischaracterizes our work using selective quotes and cherry-picked documents,” and that “we have measures in place to remove these [i.e. |
21754 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
It shows that common practice where Meta says one thing in its public-facing comments to Congress and other regulators, while internally it says something else.”
The lawsuit argues that “Meta does not obtain—or even attempt to obtain—verifiable parental consent before collecting the personal information of children on Instagram and Facebook… But Meta’s own records reveal that it has actual knowledge that Instagram and Facebook target and successfully enroll children as users.”
Essentially, while the problem of identifying kids’ accounts created in violation of platform rules is certainly a difficult one, Meta allegedly opted to turn a blind eye for years rather than enact more stringent rules that would necessarily impact user numbers.
Meta, for its part, said in statements that the suit “mischaracterizes our work using selective quotes and cherry-picked documents,” and that “we have measures in place to remove these [i.e. under-13] accounts when we identify them. |
21755 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
It shows that common practice where Meta says one thing in its public-facing comments to Congress and other regulators, while internally it says something else.”
The lawsuit argues that “Meta does not obtain—or even attempt to obtain—verifiable parental consent before collecting the personal information of children on Instagram and Facebook… But Meta’s own records reveal that it has actual knowledge that Instagram and Facebook target and successfully enroll children as users.”
Essentially, while the problem of identifying kids’ accounts created in violation of platform rules is certainly a difficult one, Meta allegedly opted to turn a blind eye for years rather than enact more stringent rules that would necessarily impact user numbers.
Meta, for its part, said in statements that the suit “mischaracterizes our work using selective quotes and cherry-picked documents,” and that “we have measures in place to remove these [i.e. under-13] accounts when we identify them. However, verifying the age of people online is a complex industry challenge.”
Here are a few of the most striking parts of the suit. |
21756 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
Meta, for its part, said in statements that the suit “mischaracterizes our work using selective quotes and cherry-picked documents,” and that “we have measures in place to remove these [i.e. under-13] accounts when we identify them. However, verifying the age of people online is a complex industry challenge.”
Here are a few of the most striking parts of the suit. While some of these allegations relate to practices from years ago, bear in mind that Meta (then Facebook) has been publicly saying it doesn’t allow kids on the platform, and diligently worked to detect and expel them, for a decade.
Meta has internally tracked and documented under-13s, or U13s, in its audience breakdowns for years, as charts in the filing show. In 2018, for instance, it noted that 20% of 12-year-olds on Instagram used it daily. And this was not in a presentation about how to remove them — it is relating to market penetration. |
21757 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
under-13] accounts when we identify them. However, verifying the age of people online is a complex industry challenge.”
Here are a few of the most striking parts of the suit. While some of these allegations relate to practices from years ago, bear in mind that Meta (then Facebook) has been publicly saying it doesn’t allow kids on the platform, and diligently worked to detect and expel them, for a decade.
Meta has internally tracked and documented under-13s, or U13s, in its audience breakdowns for years, as charts in the filing show. In 2018, for instance, it noted that 20% of 12-year-olds on Instagram used it daily. And this was not in a presentation about how to remove them — it is relating to market penetration. The other chart shows Meta’s “knowledge that 20-60% of 11- to 13-year-old users in particular birth cohorts had actively used Instagram on at least a monthly basis.”
It’s hard to square this with the public position that users this age are not welcome. |
21758 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
While some of these allegations relate to practices from years ago, bear in mind that Meta (then Facebook) has been publicly saying it doesn’t allow kids on the platform, and diligently worked to detect and expel them, for a decade.
Meta has internally tracked and documented under-13s, or U13s, in its audience breakdowns for years, as charts in the filing show. In 2018, for instance, it noted that 20% of 12-year-olds on Instagram used it daily. And this was not in a presentation about how to remove them — it is relating to market penetration. The other chart shows Meta’s “knowledge that 20-60% of 11- to 13-year-old users in particular birth cohorts had actively used Instagram on at least a monthly basis.”
It’s hard to square this with the public position that users this age are not welcome. And it isn’t because leadership wasn’t aware. |
21759 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
While some of these allegations relate to practices from years ago, bear in mind that Meta (then Facebook) has been publicly saying it doesn’t allow kids on the platform, and diligently worked to detect and expel them, for a decade.
Meta has internally tracked and documented under-13s, or U13s, in its audience breakdowns for years, as charts in the filing show. In 2018, for instance, it noted that 20% of 12-year-olds on Instagram used it daily. And this was not in a presentation about how to remove them — it is relating to market penetration. The other chart shows Meta’s “knowledge that 20-60% of 11- to 13-year-old users in particular birth cohorts had actively used Instagram on at least a monthly basis.”
It’s hard to square this with the public position that users this age are not welcome. And it isn’t because leadership wasn’t aware.
That same year, 2018, CEO Mark Zuckerberg received a report that there were approximately 4 million people under 13 on Instagram in 2015, which amounted to about a third of all 10-12-year-olds in the U.S., they estimated. |
21760 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
In 2018, for instance, it noted that 20% of 12-year-olds on Instagram used it daily. And this was not in a presentation about how to remove them — it is relating to market penetration. The other chart shows Meta’s “knowledge that 20-60% of 11- to 13-year-old users in particular birth cohorts had actively used Instagram on at least a monthly basis.”
It’s hard to square this with the public position that users this age are not welcome. And it isn’t because leadership wasn’t aware.
That same year, 2018, CEO Mark Zuckerberg received a report that there were approximately 4 million people under 13 on Instagram in 2015, which amounted to about a third of all 10-12-year-olds in the U.S., they estimated. Those numbers are obviously dated, but even so they are surprising. Meta has never, to our knowledge, admitted to having such enormous numbers and proportions of under-13 users on its platforms. |
21761 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
And this was not in a presentation about how to remove them — it is relating to market penetration. The other chart shows Meta’s “knowledge that 20-60% of 11- to 13-year-old users in particular birth cohorts had actively used Instagram on at least a monthly basis.”
It’s hard to square this with the public position that users this age are not welcome. And it isn’t because leadership wasn’t aware.
That same year, 2018, CEO Mark Zuckerberg received a report that there were approximately 4 million people under 13 on Instagram in 2015, which amounted to about a third of all 10-12-year-olds in the U.S., they estimated. Those numbers are obviously dated, but even so they are surprising. Meta has never, to our knowledge, admitted to having such enormous numbers and proportions of under-13 users on its platforms.
Not externally, at least. Internally, the numbers appear to be well documented. |
21762 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
The other chart shows Meta’s “knowledge that 20-60% of 11- to 13-year-old users in particular birth cohorts had actively used Instagram on at least a monthly basis.”
It’s hard to square this with the public position that users this age are not welcome. And it isn’t because leadership wasn’t aware.
That same year, 2018, CEO Mark Zuckerberg received a report that there were approximately 4 million people under 13 on Instagram in 2015, which amounted to about a third of all 10-12-year-olds in the U.S., they estimated. Those numbers are obviously dated, but even so they are surprising. Meta has never, to our knowledge, admitted to having such enormous numbers and proportions of under-13 users on its platforms.
Not externally, at least. Internally, the numbers appear to be well documented. For instance, as the lawsuit alleges:
Meta possesses data from 2020 indicating that, out of 3,989 children surveyed, 31% of child respondents aged 6-9 and 44% of child respondents aged 10 to 12-years-old had used Facebook. |
21763 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
And it isn’t because leadership wasn’t aware.
That same year, 2018, CEO Mark Zuckerberg received a report that there were approximately 4 million people under 13 on Instagram in 2015, which amounted to about a third of all 10-12-year-olds in the U.S., they estimated. Those numbers are obviously dated, but even so they are surprising. Meta has never, to our knowledge, admitted to having such enormous numbers and proportions of under-13 users on its platforms.
Not externally, at least. Internally, the numbers appear to be well documented. For instance, as the lawsuit alleges:
Meta possesses data from 2020 indicating that, out of 3,989 children surveyed, 31% of child respondents aged 6-9 and 44% of child respondents aged 10 to 12-years-old had used Facebook.
It’s difficult to extrapolate from the 2015 and 2020 numbers to today’s (which, as we have seen from the evidence presented here, will almost certainly not be the whole story), but Bonta noted that the large figures are presented for impact, not as legal justification. |
21764 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
Those numbers are obviously dated, but even so they are surprising. Meta has never, to our knowledge, admitted to having such enormous numbers and proportions of under-13 users on its platforms.
Not externally, at least. Internally, the numbers appear to be well documented. For instance, as the lawsuit alleges:
Meta possesses data from 2020 indicating that, out of 3,989 children surveyed, 31% of child respondents aged 6-9 and 44% of child respondents aged 10 to 12-years-old had used Facebook.
It’s difficult to extrapolate from the 2015 and 2020 numbers to today’s (which, as we have seen from the evidence presented here, will almost certainly not be the whole story), but Bonta noted that the large figures are presented for impact, not as legal justification.
“The basic premise remains that their social media platforms are used by millions of children under 13. |
21765 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
Those numbers are obviously dated, but even so they are surprising. Meta has never, to our knowledge, admitted to having such enormous numbers and proportions of under-13 users on its platforms.
Not externally, at least. Internally, the numbers appear to be well documented. For instance, as the lawsuit alleges:
Meta possesses data from 2020 indicating that, out of 3,989 children surveyed, 31% of child respondents aged 6-9 and 44% of child respondents aged 10 to 12-years-old had used Facebook.
It’s difficult to extrapolate from the 2015 and 2020 numbers to today’s (which, as we have seen from the evidence presented here, will almost certainly not be the whole story), but Bonta noted that the large figures are presented for impact, not as legal justification.
“The basic premise remains that their social media platforms are used by millions of children under 13. Whether it’s 30 percent, or 20 or 10 percent… any child, it’s illegal,” he said. |
21766 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
Not externally, at least. Internally, the numbers appear to be well documented. For instance, as the lawsuit alleges:
Meta possesses data from 2020 indicating that, out of 3,989 children surveyed, 31% of child respondents aged 6-9 and 44% of child respondents aged 10 to 12-years-old had used Facebook.
It’s difficult to extrapolate from the 2015 and 2020 numbers to today’s (which, as we have seen from the evidence presented here, will almost certainly not be the whole story), but Bonta noted that the large figures are presented for impact, not as legal justification.
“The basic premise remains that their social media platforms are used by millions of children under 13. Whether it’s 30 percent, or 20 or 10 percent… any child, it’s illegal,” he said. “If they were doing it at any time, it violated the law at that time. |
21767 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
Not externally, at least. Internally, the numbers appear to be well documented. For instance, as the lawsuit alleges:
Meta possesses data from 2020 indicating that, out of 3,989 children surveyed, 31% of child respondents aged 6-9 and 44% of child respondents aged 10 to 12-years-old had used Facebook.
It’s difficult to extrapolate from the 2015 and 2020 numbers to today’s (which, as we have seen from the evidence presented here, will almost certainly not be the whole story), but Bonta noted that the large figures are presented for impact, not as legal justification.
“The basic premise remains that their social media platforms are used by millions of children under 13. Whether it’s 30 percent, or 20 or 10 percent… any child, it’s illegal,” he said. “If they were doing it at any time, it violated the law at that time. And we are not confident that they have changed their ways.”
An internal presentation called “2017 Teens Strategic Focus” appears to specifically target kids under 13, noting that children use tablets as early as 3 or 4, and “Social identity is an Unmet need Ages 5-11.” One stated goal, according to the lawsuit, was specifically to “grow [Monthly Active People], [Daily Active People] and time spent among U13 kids.”
It’s important to note here that while Meta does not permit accounts to be run by people under 13, there are plenty of ways it can lawfully and safely engage with that demographic. |
21768 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
“The basic premise remains that their social media platforms are used by millions of children under 13. Whether it’s 30 percent, or 20 or 10 percent… any child, it’s illegal,” he said. “If they were doing it at any time, it violated the law at that time. And we are not confident that they have changed their ways.”
An internal presentation called “2017 Teens Strategic Focus” appears to specifically target kids under 13, noting that children use tablets as early as 3 or 4, and “Social identity is an Unmet need Ages 5-11.” One stated goal, according to the lawsuit, was specifically to “grow [Monthly Active People], [Daily Active People] and time spent among U13 kids.”
It’s important to note here that while Meta does not permit accounts to be run by people under 13, there are plenty of ways it can lawfully and safely engage with that demographic. Some kids just want to watch videos from SpongeBob Official, and that’s fine. |
21769 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
Whether it’s 30 percent, or 20 or 10 percent… any child, it’s illegal,” he said. “If they were doing it at any time, it violated the law at that time. And we are not confident that they have changed their ways.”
An internal presentation called “2017 Teens Strategic Focus” appears to specifically target kids under 13, noting that children use tablets as early as 3 or 4, and “Social identity is an Unmet need Ages 5-11.” One stated goal, according to the lawsuit, was specifically to “grow [Monthly Active People], [Daily Active People] and time spent among U13 kids.”
It’s important to note here that while Meta does not permit accounts to be run by people under 13, there are plenty of ways it can lawfully and safely engage with that demographic. Some kids just want to watch videos from SpongeBob Official, and that’s fine. However, Meta must verify parental consent and the ways it can collect and use their data is limited. |
21770 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
“If they were doing it at any time, it violated the law at that time. And we are not confident that they have changed their ways.”
An internal presentation called “2017 Teens Strategic Focus” appears to specifically target kids under 13, noting that children use tablets as early as 3 or 4, and “Social identity is an Unmet need Ages 5-11.” One stated goal, according to the lawsuit, was specifically to “grow [Monthly Active People], [Daily Active People] and time spent among U13 kids.”
It’s important to note here that while Meta does not permit accounts to be run by people under 13, there are plenty of ways it can lawfully and safely engage with that demographic. Some kids just want to watch videos from SpongeBob Official, and that’s fine. However, Meta must verify parental consent and the ways it can collect and use their data is limited.
But the redactions suggest these under-13 users are not of the lawfully and safely engaged type. |
21771 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
And we are not confident that they have changed their ways.”
An internal presentation called “2017 Teens Strategic Focus” appears to specifically target kids under 13, noting that children use tablets as early as 3 or 4, and “Social identity is an Unmet need Ages 5-11.” One stated goal, according to the lawsuit, was specifically to “grow [Monthly Active People], [Daily Active People] and time spent among U13 kids.”
It’s important to note here that while Meta does not permit accounts to be run by people under 13, there are plenty of ways it can lawfully and safely engage with that demographic. Some kids just want to watch videos from SpongeBob Official, and that’s fine. However, Meta must verify parental consent and the ways it can collect and use their data is limited.
But the redactions suggest these under-13 users are not of the lawfully and safely engaged type. Reports of underage accounts are reported to be automatically ignored, and Meta “continues collecting the child’s personal information if there are no photos associated with the account.” Of 402,000 reports of accounts owned by users under 13 in 2021, fewer than 164,000 were disabled. |
21772 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
Some kids just want to watch videos from SpongeBob Official, and that’s fine. However, Meta must verify parental consent and the ways it can collect and use their data is limited.
But the redactions suggest these under-13 users are not of the lawfully and safely engaged type. Reports of underage accounts are reported to be automatically ignored, and Meta “continues collecting the child’s personal information if there are no photos associated with the account.” Of 402,000 reports of accounts owned by users under 13 in 2021, fewer than 164,000 were disabled. And these actions reportedly don’t cross between platforms, meaning an Instagram account being disabled doesn’t flag associated or linked Facebook or other accounts.
Zuckerberg testified to Congress in March of 2021 that “if we detect someone might be under the age of 13, even if they lied, we kick them off.” (And “they lie about it a TON,” one research director said in another quote.) |
21773 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
However, Meta must verify parental consent and the ways it can collect and use their data is limited.
But the redactions suggest these under-13 users are not of the lawfully and safely engaged type. Reports of underage accounts are reported to be automatically ignored, and Meta “continues collecting the child’s personal information if there are no photos associated with the account.” Of 402,000 reports of accounts owned by users under 13 in 2021, fewer than 164,000 were disabled. And these actions reportedly don’t cross between platforms, meaning an Instagram account being disabled doesn’t flag associated or linked Facebook or other accounts.
Zuckerberg testified to Congress in March of 2021 that “if we detect someone might be under the age of 13, even if they lied, we kick them off.” (And “they lie about it a TON,” one research director said in another quote.) But documents from the next month cited by the lawsuit indicate that “Age verification (for under 13) has a big backlog and demand is outpacing supply” due to a “lack of [staffing] capacity.” How big a backlog? |
21774 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
Reports of underage accounts are reported to be automatically ignored, and Meta “continues collecting the child’s personal information if there are no photos associated with the account.” Of 402,000 reports of accounts owned by users under 13 in 2021, fewer than 164,000 were disabled. And these actions reportedly don’t cross between platforms, meaning an Instagram account being disabled doesn’t flag associated or linked Facebook or other accounts.
Zuckerberg testified to Congress in March of 2021 that “if we detect someone might be under the age of 13, even if they lied, we kick them off.” (And “they lie about it a TON,” one research director said in another quote.) But documents from the next month cited by the lawsuit indicate that “Age verification (for under 13) has a big backlog and demand is outpacing supply” due to a “lack of [staffing] capacity.” How big a backlog? At times, the lawsuit alleges, on the order of millions of accounts. |
21775 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
And these actions reportedly don’t cross between platforms, meaning an Instagram account being disabled doesn’t flag associated or linked Facebook or other accounts.
Zuckerberg testified to Congress in March of 2021 that “if we detect someone might be under the age of 13, even if they lied, we kick them off.” (And “they lie about it a TON,” one research director said in another quote.) But documents from the next month cited by the lawsuit indicate that “Age verification (for under 13) has a big backlog and demand is outpacing supply” due to a “lack of [staffing] capacity.” How big a backlog? At times, the lawsuit alleges, on the order of millions of accounts.
A potential smoking gun is found in a series of anecdotes from Meta researchers delicately avoiding the possibility of inadvertently confirming an under-13 cohort in their work.
One wrote in 2018: “We just want to make sure to be sensitive about a couple of Instagram-specific items. |
21776 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
Zuckerberg testified to Congress in March of 2021 that “if we detect someone might be under the age of 13, even if they lied, we kick them off.” (And “they lie about it a TON,” one research director said in another quote.) But documents from the next month cited by the lawsuit indicate that “Age verification (for under 13) has a big backlog and demand is outpacing supply” due to a “lack of [staffing] capacity.” How big a backlog? At times, the lawsuit alleges, on the order of millions of accounts.
A potential smoking gun is found in a series of anecdotes from Meta researchers delicately avoiding the possibility of inadvertently confirming an under-13 cohort in their work.
One wrote in 2018: “We just want to make sure to be sensitive about a couple of Instagram-specific items. For example, will the survey go to under 13 year olds? |
21777 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
Zuckerberg testified to Congress in March of 2021 that “if we detect someone might be under the age of 13, even if they lied, we kick them off.” (And “they lie about it a TON,” one research director said in another quote.) But documents from the next month cited by the lawsuit indicate that “Age verification (for under 13) has a big backlog and demand is outpacing supply” due to a “lack of [staffing] capacity.” How big a backlog? At times, the lawsuit alleges, on the order of millions of accounts.
A potential smoking gun is found in a series of anecdotes from Meta researchers delicately avoiding the possibility of inadvertently confirming an under-13 cohort in their work.
One wrote in 2018: “We just want to make sure to be sensitive about a couple of Instagram-specific items. For example, will the survey go to under 13 year olds? Since everyone needs to be at least 13 years old before they create an account, we want to be careful about sharing findings that come back and point to under 13 year olds being bullied on the platform.”
In 2021, another, studying “child-adult sexual-related content/behavior/interactions” (!) |
21778 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
At times, the lawsuit alleges, on the order of millions of accounts.
A potential smoking gun is found in a series of anecdotes from Meta researchers delicately avoiding the possibility of inadvertently confirming an under-13 cohort in their work.
One wrote in 2018: “We just want to make sure to be sensitive about a couple of Instagram-specific items. For example, will the survey go to under 13 year olds? Since everyone needs to be at least 13 years old before they create an account, we want to be careful about sharing findings that come back and point to under 13 year olds being bullied on the platform.”
In 2021, another, studying “child-adult sexual-related content/behavior/interactions” (!) said she was “not includ[ing] younger kids (10-12 yos) in this research” even though there “are definitely kids this age on IG,” because she was “concerned about risks of disclosure since they aren’t supposed to be on IG at all.”
Also in 2021, Meta instructed a third-party research company conducting a survey of preteens to remove any information indicating a survey subject was on Instagram, so the “company won’t be made aware of under 13.”
Later that year, external researchers provided Meta with information that “of children ages 9-12, 45% used Facebook and 40% used Instagram daily.”
During an internal 2021 study on youth in social media described in the suit, they first asked parents if their kids are on Meta platforms and removed them from the study if so. |
21779 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
said she was “not includ[ing] younger kids (10-12 yos) in this research” even though there “are definitely kids this age on IG,” because she was “concerned about risks of disclosure since they aren’t supposed to be on IG at all.”
Also in 2021, Meta instructed a third-party research company conducting a survey of preteens to remove any information indicating a survey subject was on Instagram, so the “company won’t be made aware of under 13.”
Later that year, external researchers provided Meta with information that “of children ages 9-12, 45% used Facebook and 40% used Instagram daily.”
During an internal 2021 study on youth in social media described in the suit, they first asked parents if their kids are on Meta platforms and removed them from the study if so. But one researcher asked, “What happens to kids who slip through the screener and then say they are on IG during the interviews?” Instagram Head of Public Policy Karina Newton responded, “we’re not collecting user names right?” In other words, what happens is nothing. |
21780 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
But one researcher asked, “What happens to kids who slip through the screener and then say they are on IG during the interviews?” Instagram Head of Public Policy Karina Newton responded, “we’re not collecting user names right?” In other words, what happens is nothing.
As the lawsuit puts it:
Even when Meta learns of specific children on Instagram through interviews with the children, Meta takes the position that it still lacks actual knowledge of that it is collecting personal information from an under-13 user because it does not collect user names while conducting these interviews. In this way, Meta goes through great lengths to avoid meaningfully complying with COPPA, looking for loopholes to excuse its knowledge of users under the age of 13 and maintain their presence on the Platform.
The other complaints in the lengthy lawsuit have softer edges, such as the argument that use of the platforms contributes to poor body image and that Meta has failed to take appropriate measures. That’s arguably not as actionable. |
21781 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
But one researcher asked, “What happens to kids who slip through the screener and then say they are on IG during the interviews?” Instagram Head of Public Policy Karina Newton responded, “we’re not collecting user names right?” In other words, what happens is nothing.
As the lawsuit puts it:
Even when Meta learns of specific children on Instagram through interviews with the children, Meta takes the position that it still lacks actual knowledge of that it is collecting personal information from an under-13 user because it does not collect user names while conducting these interviews. In this way, Meta goes through great lengths to avoid meaningfully complying with COPPA, looking for loopholes to excuse its knowledge of users under the age of 13 and maintain their presence on the Platform.
The other complaints in the lengthy lawsuit have softer edges, such as the argument that use of the platforms contributes to poor body image and that Meta has failed to take appropriate measures. That’s arguably not as actionable. But the COPPA stuff is far more cut and dry. |
21782 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
As the lawsuit puts it:
Even when Meta learns of specific children on Instagram through interviews with the children, Meta takes the position that it still lacks actual knowledge of that it is collecting personal information from an under-13 user because it does not collect user names while conducting these interviews. In this way, Meta goes through great lengths to avoid meaningfully complying with COPPA, looking for loopholes to excuse its knowledge of users under the age of 13 and maintain their presence on the Platform.
The other complaints in the lengthy lawsuit have softer edges, such as the argument that use of the platforms contributes to poor body image and that Meta has failed to take appropriate measures. That’s arguably not as actionable. But the COPPA stuff is far more cut and dry.
“We have evidence that parents are sending notes to them about their kids being on their platform, and they’re not getting any action. I mean, what more should you need? It shouldn’t even have to get to that point,” Bonta said. |
21783 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
In this way, Meta goes through great lengths to avoid meaningfully complying with COPPA, looking for loopholes to excuse its knowledge of users under the age of 13 and maintain their presence on the Platform.
The other complaints in the lengthy lawsuit have softer edges, such as the argument that use of the platforms contributes to poor body image and that Meta has failed to take appropriate measures. That’s arguably not as actionable. But the COPPA stuff is far more cut and dry.
“We have evidence that parents are sending notes to them about their kids being on their platform, and they’re not getting any action. I mean, what more should you need? It shouldn’t even have to get to that point,” Bonta said.
“These social media platforms can do anything they want,” he continued. “They can be operated by a different algorithm, they can have plastic surgery filters or not have them, they can give you alerts in the middle of the night or during school, or not. |
21784 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
The other complaints in the lengthy lawsuit have softer edges, such as the argument that use of the platforms contributes to poor body image and that Meta has failed to take appropriate measures. That’s arguably not as actionable. But the COPPA stuff is far more cut and dry.
“We have evidence that parents are sending notes to them about their kids being on their platform, and they’re not getting any action. I mean, what more should you need? It shouldn’t even have to get to that point,” Bonta said.
“These social media platforms can do anything they want,” he continued. “They can be operated by a different algorithm, they can have plastic surgery filters or not have them, they can give you alerts in the middle of the night or during school, or not. They choose to do things that maximize the frequency of use of that platform by children, and the duration of that use. |
21785 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
The other complaints in the lengthy lawsuit have softer edges, such as the argument that use of the platforms contributes to poor body image and that Meta has failed to take appropriate measures. That’s arguably not as actionable. But the COPPA stuff is far more cut and dry.
“We have evidence that parents are sending notes to them about their kids being on their platform, and they’re not getting any action. I mean, what more should you need? It shouldn’t even have to get to that point,” Bonta said.
“These social media platforms can do anything they want,” he continued. “They can be operated by a different algorithm, they can have plastic surgery filters or not have them, they can give you alerts in the middle of the night or during school, or not. They choose to do things that maximize the frequency of use of that platform by children, and the duration of that use. They could end all this today if they wanted, they could easily keep those under 13 from accessing their platform. |
21786 | Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
That’s arguably not as actionable. But the COPPA stuff is far more cut and dry.
“We have evidence that parents are sending notes to them about their kids being on their platform, and they’re not getting any action. I mean, what more should you need? It shouldn’t even have to get to that point,” Bonta said.
“These social media platforms can do anything they want,” he continued. “They can be operated by a different algorithm, they can have plastic surgery filters or not have them, they can give you alerts in the middle of the night or during school, or not. They choose to do things that maximize the frequency of use of that platform by children, and the duration of that use. They could end all this today if they wanted, they could easily keep those under 13 from accessing their platform. But they’re not.”
You can read the mostly unredacted complaint here.
(This story has been updated with a comment from Meta.) |
21787 | Today the FTX jury suffered through a code review
As a result of today’s testimony, I am both more and less confused. I am clearer on what probably happened at FTX. What I don’t understand is why Gary Wang did it.
Wang was the co-founder and chief technology officer of FTX, as well as the co-founder of Alameda Research. He owned only 10 percent of Alameda and 17 percent of FTX. He got a $200,000 a year salary, with no performance bonuses. (Okay, sure, at times he was a billionaire on paper.) By contrast, Bankman-Fried owned 90 percent of Alameda and 65 percent of FTX.
Yet Wang’s testimony suggests he took bizarre risks for his own relatively small share. Bankman-Fried didn’t code, so none of his fingerprints are on the technical changes that let FTX allegedly defraud its customers and investors. Meanwhile, Wang supervised the code behind a key prosecution claim: that Alameda Research was afforded secret, special privileges with FTX’s funds. |
21788 | Today the FTX jury suffered through a code review
I am clearer on what probably happened at FTX. What I don’t understand is why Gary Wang did it.
Wang was the co-founder and chief technology officer of FTX, as well as the co-founder of Alameda Research. He owned only 10 percent of Alameda and 17 percent of FTX. He got a $200,000 a year salary, with no performance bonuses. (Okay, sure, at times he was a billionaire on paper.) By contrast, Bankman-Fried owned 90 percent of Alameda and 65 percent of FTX.
Yet Wang’s testimony suggests he took bizarre risks for his own relatively small share. Bankman-Fried didn’t code, so none of his fingerprints are on the technical changes that let FTX allegedly defraud its customers and investors. Meanwhile, Wang supervised the code behind a key prosecution claim: that Alameda Research was afforded secret, special privileges with FTX’s funds. When FTX went down, Wang left himself with no plausible deniability. |
21789 | Today the FTX jury suffered through a code review
Wang was the co-founder and chief technology officer of FTX, as well as the co-founder of Alameda Research. He owned only 10 percent of Alameda and 17 percent of FTX. He got a $200,000 a year salary, with no performance bonuses. (Okay, sure, at times he was a billionaire on paper.) By contrast, Bankman-Fried owned 90 percent of Alameda and 65 percent of FTX.
Yet Wang’s testimony suggests he took bizarre risks for his own relatively small share. Bankman-Fried didn’t code, so none of his fingerprints are on the technical changes that let FTX allegedly defraud its customers and investors. Meanwhile, Wang supervised the code behind a key prosecution claim: that Alameda Research was afforded secret, special privileges with FTX’s funds. When FTX went down, Wang left himself with no plausible deniability. I cannot for the life of me understand why. |
21790 | Today the FTX jury suffered through a code review
He owned only 10 percent of Alameda and 17 percent of FTX. He got a $200,000 a year salary, with no performance bonuses. (Okay, sure, at times he was a billionaire on paper.) By contrast, Bankman-Fried owned 90 percent of Alameda and 65 percent of FTX.
Yet Wang’s testimony suggests he took bizarre risks for his own relatively small share. Bankman-Fried didn’t code, so none of his fingerprints are on the technical changes that let FTX allegedly defraud its customers and investors. Meanwhile, Wang supervised the code behind a key prosecution claim: that Alameda Research was afforded secret, special privileges with FTX’s funds. When FTX went down, Wang left himself with no plausible deniability. I cannot for the life of me understand why.
Normal customers — the defense objected to “normal” but was overruled — could be automatically liquidated
Today, the prosecution grilled Wang on a single, damning column in FTX’s databases. |
21791 | Today the FTX jury suffered through a code review
He got a $200,000 a year salary, with no performance bonuses. (Okay, sure, at times he was a billionaire on paper.) By contrast, Bankman-Fried owned 90 percent of Alameda and 65 percent of FTX.
Yet Wang’s testimony suggests he took bizarre risks for his own relatively small share. Bankman-Fried didn’t code, so none of his fingerprints are on the technical changes that let FTX allegedly defraud its customers and investors. Meanwhile, Wang supervised the code behind a key prosecution claim: that Alameda Research was afforded secret, special privileges with FTX’s funds. When FTX went down, Wang left himself with no plausible deniability. I cannot for the life of me understand why.
Normal customers — the defense objected to “normal” but was overruled — could be automatically liquidated
Today, the prosecution grilled Wang on a single, damning column in FTX’s databases. Called “allow_negative,” it allowed Alameda to have a negative balance. |
21792 | Today the FTX jury suffered through a code review
(Okay, sure, at times he was a billionaire on paper.) By contrast, Bankman-Fried owned 90 percent of Alameda and 65 percent of FTX.
Yet Wang’s testimony suggests he took bizarre risks for his own relatively small share. Bankman-Fried didn’t code, so none of his fingerprints are on the technical changes that let FTX allegedly defraud its customers and investors. Meanwhile, Wang supervised the code behind a key prosecution claim: that Alameda Research was afforded secret, special privileges with FTX’s funds. When FTX went down, Wang left himself with no plausible deniability. I cannot for the life of me understand why.
Normal customers — the defense objected to “normal” but was overruled — could be automatically liquidated
Today, the prosecution grilled Wang on a single, damning column in FTX’s databases. Called “allow_negative,” it allowed Alameda to have a negative balance. Alameda could withdraw money even when its accounts didn’t have any, and it had an enormous line of credit. |
21793 | Today the FTX jury suffered through a code review
Yet Wang’s testimony suggests he took bizarre risks for his own relatively small share. Bankman-Fried didn’t code, so none of his fingerprints are on the technical changes that let FTX allegedly defraud its customers and investors. Meanwhile, Wang supervised the code behind a key prosecution claim: that Alameda Research was afforded secret, special privileges with FTX’s funds. When FTX went down, Wang left himself with no plausible deniability. I cannot for the life of me understand why.
Normal customers — the defense objected to “normal” but was overruled — could be automatically liquidated
Today, the prosecution grilled Wang on a single, damning column in FTX’s databases. Called “allow_negative,” it allowed Alameda to have a negative balance. Alameda could withdraw money even when its accounts didn’t have any, and it had an enormous line of credit. Wang added that it could place orders faster than other users, and we already saw evidence that users may have unwittingly deposited money into Alameda rather than FTX. |
21794 | Today the FTX jury suffered through a code review
Meanwhile, Wang supervised the code behind a key prosecution claim: that Alameda Research was afforded secret, special privileges with FTX’s funds. When FTX went down, Wang left himself with no plausible deniability. I cannot for the life of me understand why.
Normal customers — the defense objected to “normal” but was overruled — could be automatically liquidated
Today, the prosecution grilled Wang on a single, damning column in FTX’s databases. Called “allow_negative,” it allowed Alameda to have a negative balance. Alameda could withdraw money even when its accounts didn’t have any, and it had an enormous line of credit. Wang added that it could place orders faster than other users, and we already saw evidence that users may have unwittingly deposited money into Alameda rather than FTX.
The alleged motivation for this — as Wang had to explain at painful length to a jury — was avoiding liquidation. Liquidation is a way for FTX to manage risk when people were engaging in risky bets on its platform. |
21795 | Today the FTX jury suffered through a code review
When FTX went down, Wang left himself with no plausible deniability. I cannot for the life of me understand why.
Normal customers — the defense objected to “normal” but was overruled — could be automatically liquidated
Today, the prosecution grilled Wang on a single, damning column in FTX’s databases. Called “allow_negative,” it allowed Alameda to have a negative balance. Alameda could withdraw money even when its accounts didn’t have any, and it had an enormous line of credit. Wang added that it could place orders faster than other users, and we already saw evidence that users may have unwittingly deposited money into Alameda rather than FTX.
The alleged motivation for this — as Wang had to explain at painful length to a jury — was avoiding liquidation. Liquidation is a way for FTX to manage risk when people were engaging in risky bets on its platform. The cartoon version of futures trading is this: a futures exchange is the middleman that lets strangers bet with each other. |
21796 | Today the FTX jury suffered through a code review
I cannot for the life of me understand why.
Normal customers — the defense objected to “normal” but was overruled — could be automatically liquidated
Today, the prosecution grilled Wang on a single, damning column in FTX’s databases. Called “allow_negative,” it allowed Alameda to have a negative balance. Alameda could withdraw money even when its accounts didn’t have any, and it had an enormous line of credit. Wang added that it could place orders faster than other users, and we already saw evidence that users may have unwittingly deposited money into Alameda rather than FTX.
The alleged motivation for this — as Wang had to explain at painful length to a jury — was avoiding liquidation. Liquidation is a way for FTX to manage risk when people were engaging in risky bets on its platform. The cartoon version of futures trading is this: a futures exchange is the middleman that lets strangers bet with each other. It lives between the two ends of the bet, paying the winner and collecting from the loser. |
21797 | Today the FTX jury suffered through a code review
Called “allow_negative,” it allowed Alameda to have a negative balance. Alameda could withdraw money even when its accounts didn’t have any, and it had an enormous line of credit. Wang added that it could place orders faster than other users, and we already saw evidence that users may have unwittingly deposited money into Alameda rather than FTX.
The alleged motivation for this — as Wang had to explain at painful length to a jury — was avoiding liquidation. Liquidation is a way for FTX to manage risk when people were engaging in risky bets on its platform. The cartoon version of futures trading is this: a futures exchange is the middleman that lets strangers bet with each other. It lives between the two ends of the bet, paying the winner and collecting from the loser. If the loser doesn’t pay up, the exchange still has to pay the winner, which is why exchanges require collateral.
Under some circumstances, exchanges will automatically sell collateral to limit their losses. |
21798 | Today the FTX jury suffered through a code review
Alameda could withdraw money even when its accounts didn’t have any, and it had an enormous line of credit. Wang added that it could place orders faster than other users, and we already saw evidence that users may have unwittingly deposited money into Alameda rather than FTX.
The alleged motivation for this — as Wang had to explain at painful length to a jury — was avoiding liquidation. Liquidation is a way for FTX to manage risk when people were engaging in risky bets on its platform. The cartoon version of futures trading is this: a futures exchange is the middleman that lets strangers bet with each other. It lives between the two ends of the bet, paying the winner and collecting from the loser. If the loser doesn’t pay up, the exchange still has to pay the winner, which is why exchanges require collateral.
Under some circumstances, exchanges will automatically sell collateral to limit their losses. On FTX, this process was automated, Wang testified. |
21799 | Today the FTX jury suffered through a code review
Wang added that it could place orders faster than other users, and we already saw evidence that users may have unwittingly deposited money into Alameda rather than FTX.
The alleged motivation for this — as Wang had to explain at painful length to a jury — was avoiding liquidation. Liquidation is a way for FTX to manage risk when people were engaging in risky bets on its platform. The cartoon version of futures trading is this: a futures exchange is the middleman that lets strangers bet with each other. It lives between the two ends of the bet, paying the winner and collecting from the loser. If the loser doesn’t pay up, the exchange still has to pay the winner, which is why exchanges require collateral.
Under some circumstances, exchanges will automatically sell collateral to limit their losses. On FTX, this process was automated, Wang testified. It took about 30 seconds to find accounts that needed to be liquidated to minimize FTX’s losses. |
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