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Spencer Cox: “I would [support a ban on social media for under 16].”

Featuring: Spencer Cox, Republican | Governor of Utah

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Governor Shapiro joins Utah Governor Spencer Cox for Discussion on Political Violence

Published | Video Starts at 1:17:43

An experience where you get to know people around you not on your phone, not these fake relationships, digital relationships that we have, but real relationships. You mentioned loneliness. We're lonelier than ever before as a country and we're … I would [support a ban on social media for under 16]. … because we can't, we can't make power politics, our religion. Too many people have, have left. Have. Have left faith and tried to replace that, that God shaped hole in every heart with politics. (1:17:43–1:17:44)

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Asserts support for a social media ban for individuals under 16.

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