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Brian Schatz: “The idea of empowering the user to kind of turn the dials in…”

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

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And the basic idea behind that, besides the obvious that there's no real use case for a nine year old to be on Instagram or TikTok or Snap or whatever it may be, is also that this The idea of empowering the user to kind of turn the dials in the settings is a fantasy. If you are a parent, that is a fantasy. You are not going to get access to your kid's phone all the time. The tech companies, the platforms will work around whatever statutory framework we have. (06:09–06:30)

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Asserts that the concept of user empowerment through settings adjustments is unrealistic.

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