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Ron Johnson: “Parents have to recognize that social media could be a real…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin Interview & More | HLJ EP391

Published | Video Starts at 23:23

The first thing as a parent, you'd say, I'm going to limit my child's exposure to social media, whether it's TikTok or Facebook or whatever. Now we got discord. So no, Parents have to recognize that social media could be a real danger to their child and their child's mental health. It's got to be about parental controls. Of the issues we're facing in America, certainly the radicalization of our youth through social media, the alienation of our youth is a huge one. (23:23–23:30)

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