And the idea. So it's a tax paid by the social media companies? Yeah, yeah, it's a, it's a fee paid by them. Look, here's what's happening. Social media companies are benefiting from the 13 million people that live in the state of Illinois, but they're giving nothing back to us. They don't benefit the state in any way, the people of Illinois in any way. And their algorithms are truly causing mental health challenges, education challenges, disinformation that we end up having to deal with the problems of. (41:25–41:33)
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Asserts that social media companies benefit from Illinois residents without contributing to the state.
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