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Ashley B. Moody: “They [Meta] argue they are legally entitled to addict and…”

Featuring: Ashley B. Moody, Republican | U.S. Senate from Florida

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Sen. Ashley Moody Warns of Social Media Dangers for Children at Hearing | APT

Published | Video Starts at 00:47

They don't want anyone to even second guess that. And they argue that they have the legal right to continue harming kids. I want to repeat that. They [Meta] argue they are legally entitled to addict and harm our children and we can do nothing about it. They don't want parents, they definitely don't want us lawmakers thinking, well, maybe these platforms don't have the best interest interests of our children in mind. (00:47–02:45)

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Asserts that Meta claims a legal right to continue practices that harm children.

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