🔎 Today’s Daily Sift: Social Media Social media is entering its liability era. For years, platforms scaled attention first and dealt with consequences later. Now the consequences are becoming impossible to ignore. Meta just announced new teen safety updates across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger. At the same time, Meta is lobbying Congress for protection from lawsuits tied to child harm. That contrast says everything. The platforms know safety is now part of the product. They also know harm is becoming part of the balance sheet. Meanwhile, governments are escalating. The UK is moving toward tougher rules for teen social media access. A UK government department has reportedly stepped away from X over disinformation concerns. And the Reuters Institute’s 2026 Digital News Report shows that social and video platforms are becoming major gateways for news and public reality. This is bigger than apps. This is the infrastructure of attention. The feed is no longer just wher...