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Peter Welch: “Senator Bennett, Senator Graham, myself and Senator Warren…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Welch Questions Big Tech CEOs on Failure to Protect Children Online

Published | Video Starts at 00:50

Secondly, we're identifying concrete things that can be done in four different areas. One is industry standards, two is legislation, three are the courts. And then four is a proposal that Senator Bennett, Senator Graham, myself and Senator Warren have [a proposal] to establish an agency, a governmental agency whose responsibility would be to engage in this on a systematic, regular basis with proper resources. And I just want to go through those. I appreciate the industry standard decisions and steps that you've had, you. You've taken in your companies, but it's not enough. (00:50–01:08)

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