Any other answer would have been a shock
Sweden's investigators have delivered the expected answer on social media age limits – but the most important question about whether such limits actually work remains unanswered.
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Social media is facing a crisis
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 25th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Meta and YouTube caused a young girl to suffer anxiety and depression. An American jury has now established this in a landmark case. The verdict opens the door to an avalanche of similar cases — and could tear down the tech giants’ unique legal protection. […]
Do they bear responsibility for young people’s ill health?
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 30th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Is social media harmful to young people? After thousands of lawsuits in the US, a jury is now set to rule on the question. The outcome could have enormous consequences for the tech companies. Jonathan Haidt has become a somewhat unexpected superstar in the world. […]
Decision-makers know something we don’t
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 20th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. TikTok is banned — and permitted again a few hours later. The law says one thing and the incoming president says another. But both American and Chinese decision-makers have one thing in common: they know something we don’t. “TikTok is definitely a threat to national […]
Will Trump or MrBeast save TikTok?
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 17th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The deadline expires this weekend. But will one of the world’s most popular apps really disappear? SvD’s tech analyst Björn Jeffery explains what happens when the espionage-accused TikTok is banned in the United States. Yes — at present it looks that way. The US law […]
Big changes are coming for social media
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 10th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Silicon Valley is entering Washington DC as Trump’s new government takes office. Never before has the political influence of tech companies been so great. But not all changes in the apparatus of state will be welcomed with open arms. When Donald Trump is sworn in […]
Trump’s appointment — a win for the tech companies
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 6th, 2024. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The tech elite’s bet on Trump has already started to pay off. With the appointment of David Sacks as “AI and crypto tsar,” the venture capitalists have billions of reasons to celebrate. The Silicon Valley elite gathered for a dinner at venture capitalist David Sacks’ […]
This is when TikTok gets banned — or is it?
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 13th, 2024. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. This is about politics more than technology as the US House of Representatives voted to ban TikTok. Much suggests the bill will not become reality. When American TikTok users opened their app last week, they were not met with the usual lip-syncing to music. Instead, […]
The giant blow could trigger a new crypto crisis
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 22nd, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has been fined 45 billion kronor after admitting that Hamas, ISIS, and al-Qaeda were on its customer list. CEO Changpeng Zhao becomes the next crypto figure forced to resign. Could this trigger another crisis? When things were at their […]
Lina Khan has Silicon Valley trembling
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on July 3rd, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. 34-year-old Lina Khan is the lawyer who has made Silicon Valley companies tremble. With a single article, she has turned how competition law is applied completely on its head. “Do you ever get angry? Is there anything that makes you furious?” The British law student […]