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Brian Schatz: “Tech companies have specifically designed their platforms to…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Brian Schatz Backs Legislation To Create Minimum Age Threshold For Social Media Usage

Published | Video Starts at 00:47

We know from scientific research and data as well as anecdotal evidence from every parent, teacher or kid that this is too big of a challenge to be solved by tinkering around the edges. Tech companies have specifically designed their platforms to hijack the frontal lobes of impressionable children. and feed them a never ending stream of content that keeps them scrolling for hours. That's not simply going to be undone by more algorithmic choice or more conversations between parents and children at the dinner table. (00:47–00:55)

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Asserts that tech companies intentionally design platforms to exploit children's cognitive vulnerabilities.

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