The Brake Integrity Standard

An engagement feed optimizes for whatever holds attention, and the most engaging content is the most inflammatory. So the loop that will not let a child stop is the same loop that turns every issue into a wedge. This is not only a youth-safety problem; it is an information-environment problem.

The fix is not to label the speech, which is the most legally exposed move there is. It is to regulate the control: a brake the user holds that actually works and persists, including a brake over the recommendation signal itself. This deck makes that case on the 2026 legal record, with the tiered-exposure analysis (control integrity is the safest lane) and the honest limits named up front.