Byline: Carol Robidoux

Meta’s design strategy exploits their vulnerabilities: from a dopamine-inducing personalization algorithm that gives kids the same feeling as gambling, to consistent alerts that interfere with their schoolwork and sleep. Meta content capitalizes on children’s fear of missing out and urges them to constantly engage with the Platforms,” said Attorney General John Formella. “Meta’s decision to do so despite its knowledge of significant links between excessive use of social media and increased instances of serious health problems such as depression, anxiety, and insomnia is unacceptable and unlawful. Not unlike Big Tobacco a generation ago, Meta has chosen profits over public health, particularly the health of the youngest among us. We bring this action today to hold Meta accountable and stop this unlawful conduct that is harming New Hampshire’s kids.”

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission have planned to test the national public alert and warning system on Wednesday by sending an alarm out through all smartphones connected to a cellular network. You will see a message accompanied by an alert sound and vibration: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”

The four-year SPOA period is October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2027, and represents an annual budget of approximately $23 million in support of programs that deliver services and supports to tens of thousands of older people, caregivers and family members across the Granite State.