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. […]
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. […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 16th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The SVT documentary “Hatet” about Joakim Lundell misses the most powerful player in its investigation. The actor that enables threats and the spreading of rumours is not asked a single question. In ancient Rome, gladiatorial games were a popular form of entertainment. In the arena, […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on June 22nd, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Want to succeed on YouTube? It can pay to shock and be controversial. But a recent example shows how easily people can end up caught in the platform’s grey zones. Every minute of every day, around 500 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube. The […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 14th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Platforms like YouTube earn billions from children using their service. But the big grey zones that arise are something neither influencers nor the platforms want to tackle. “Today we’re launching YouTube Kids, the first Google product built from the ground up with the littlest ones […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 23rd, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. CNN’s new streaming service is being shut down after less than a month, and Netflix is losing subscribers for the first time in more than a decade. The boom in streaming services may be coming to an end, and there are several reasons why. There […]
Russia may be closing in on YouTube next. But the service is both a megaphone for Kremlin propaganda and a rare lifeline for independent Russian journalism.
Russia is following China's path toward a closed internet. With the Runet project and the 2019 sovereign-internet law, the building blocks for a splinternet are in place.
YouTube, Meta and Twitter now want to limit Russian state media. But for years they made millions from the same propaganda channels they're trying to contain.
A few months ago, James Bridle wrote a widely spread Medium post about all of the awful things on YouTube Kids. It started an avalanche that is still rolling. Just the other day, Business Insider wrote that the app was recommending conspiracy videos to kids. This is of course terrible. But it is hardly a surprise. Anyone that has used the app for more than five minutes knows that it is full of material that […]
