By John Carucci
NEW YORK (AP) --Emmy nominee Millie Bobby Brown continues to show wisdom beyond her years. The 14-year old "Stranger Things" star, who is no stranger to social media trolls, hopes young people can "rise above the hate" and "not let anyone change you."
Before a panel discussion Tuesday, the young star shared her thoughts on dealing with online bullying. She also provided a shred of information on the show's upcoming third season, and the challenges that come with an Emmy nod.
"Umm, what to wear, honestly. And who to call," Brown said of the latter.
The call was to her older sister.
"I was so happy. It was a great moment for my whole family. We all collapsed, and then we went back to our day. There was nothing really quite special, but it was amazing," Brown said.
Being bullied was most definitely not amazing. Earlier this summer, Brown deactivated her Twitter account after being harassed online. She no longer looks at comments and remains active on Instagram.
"You rise above the hate. You don't listen to what anybody says because at the end of the day that's their issue that they're dealing with. Clearly, they have some, you know, something that's happening with them and they're just insecure and that's OK, because every teenager is insecure. But I think that it's just important to rise above it, you know. Know your worth and, and just be yourself and continue to be yourself and don't let anyone change that," Brown said.
And she also has a famous friend to lean on.
"I think you know Karlie Kloss, the model, she's amazing and I love her. She gave me some amazing advice. Again, just like rise above the hate. Keep being, you know, beautiful within yourself, and then that will show beauty inward out."
Brown calls the philosophy "a great way to live" especially when it comes to herself, and other young people growing up in the age of social media and online bullying.
"It's not all about your looks. It's about who you are as a person, and I think that's just — it's very hard at this age. Being a teenager, you don't know who you are," she said.
Brown received a supporting actress nod for her role as Eleven in "Stranger Things." Though the Netflix series won't return until next summer, Brown said the new season is "everything the fans want." She explained: "It's like a crazy moment for each character."
She joked about the craziness of balancing her successful career with being a teen.
"I'm 14. I'm getting on, you know," she said. "My back is starting to ache. It's starting to — it's a little much. I might retire soon, you know."
Google Opens Its Defense In Antitrust Case Alleging Monopoly Over Online Ad Technology
Google opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology Friday with witness testimony saying the industry is vastly more complex and competitive than portrayed by the federal government.
"The industry has been exceptionally fluid over the last 18 years," said Scott Sheffer, a vice president for global partnerships at Google, the company's first witness at its antitrust trial in federal court in Alexandria.
The Justice Department and a coalition of states contend that Google built and maintained an illegal monopoly over the technology that facilitates the buying and selling of online ads seen by consumers.
Google counters that the government's case improperly focuses on a narrow type of online ads — essentially the rectangular ones that appear on the top and on the right-hand side of a webpage. In its opening statement, Google's lawyers said the Supreme Court has warned judges against taking action when dealing with rapidly emerging technology like what Sheffer described because of the risk of error or unintended consequences.
Google says defining the market so narrowly ignores the competition it faces from social media companies, Amazon, streaming TV providers and others who offer advertisers the means to reach online consumers.
Justice Department lawyers called witnesses to testify for two weeks before resting their case Friday afternoon, detailing the ways that automated ad exchanges conduct auctions in a matter of milliseconds to determine which ads are placed in front of which consumers and how much they cost.
The department contends the auctions are finessed in subtle ways that benefit Google to the exclusion of would-be competitors and in ways that prevent... Read More