November 26, 2021 (Media Post) – Newsweek is launching a contest to inspire youth-led dialogue about social media in partnership with the producers of the Netflix documentary “The Social Dilemma” and the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues.
The contest, called the Social Dilemma Debate Project, is asking students nationwide to record two-minute videos debating potential policy solutions to address the harmful effects of social media’s business model, as exposed by the documentary.
The project kicked off on September 28 with, Washington, D.C. and Boston Urban Debate League, students sharing arguments before a panel of guest judges.