Instagram’s new default privacy settings for teens are designed to protect kids from strangers online. It’s a worthwhile endeavor, but are privacy settings enough? And what about all the other dangers teens face on social media?

Guest: Natasha Singer, technology reporter for the New York Times, focused on the impact of technology on childhood and schooling.

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Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Patrick Fort and Cheyna Roth.