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Brian Schatz: “The more they addict your kid, the more money they make.”

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

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The Kids Off Social Media Act is a solution to a problem that nearly every parent wants fixed.

Published | Video Starts at 00:21

And their profit motive, we all know this. The longer they linger, the more eyeballs, the more revenue, the more money, the more profitability. And so The more they addict your kid, the more money they make. And these things are more powerful than a 14 year old's brain. They just are. And so the question in front of us is not to mandate that when you go into your social media account. (00:21–00:25)

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