Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Abraham Hamilton III weighs in on lawsuits accusing major social media companies of harming young users, but he says the conversation cannot stop with corporate responsibility.
Hamilton discusses a case involving a young woman who said she began using social media at six years old and spent hours each day on platforms including TikTok, Snapchat, Meta and YouTube. According to Hamilton, the case raises a difficult question: how much responsibility belongs to the technology companies, and how much belongs to parents who determine what their children can access?
Speaking as both a pastor and a father of six, Hamilton explains some of the boundaries his own family has established. His children are not allowed to use Roblox, and they do not have cell phones. He describes a modern smartphone not simply as a phone, but as a “pocket rocket supercomputer.”
Hamilton says companies should be held to reasonable standards and responsibilities, but he is concerned about turning every harmful outcome into a lawsuit without also addressing decisions made inside the home.
The conversation also looks at the broader question of addiction and whether litigation is becoming the default answer when people experience harmful consequences from technology.
Watch the discussion and tell us what you think. How should responsibility be divided between social media companies, parents and individual users?
Abraham Hamilton III weighs in on lawsuits accusing major social media companies of harming young users, but he says the conversation cannot stop with corporate responsibility.
Hamilton discusses a case involving a young woman who said she began using social media at six years old and spent hours each day on platforms including TikTok, Snapchat, Meta and YouTube. According to Hamilton, the case raises a difficult question: how much responsibility belongs to the technology companies, and how much belongs to parents who determine what their children can access?
Speaking as both a pastor and a father of six, Hamilton explains some of the boundaries his own family has established. His children are not allowed to use Roblox, and they do not have cell phones. He describes a modern smartphone not simply as a phone, but as a “pocket rocket supercomputer.”
Hamilton says companies should be held to reasonable standards and responsibilities, but he is concerned about turning every harmful outcome into a lawsuit without also addressing decisions made inside the home.
The conversation also looks at the broader question of addiction and whether litigation is becoming the default answer when people experience harmful consequences from technology.
Watch the discussion and tell us what you think. How should responsibility be divided between social media companies, parents and individual users?
