| This powerful article by a former White House discusses Congress's disappointing failure to pass any legislation for online child protection, "despite the agreement of both major parties, the president, and the large majority of the American population." In particular, it highlights the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which we were advocating for on the Hill last week. One anonymous Trust and Safety employee at a tech corporation is quoted, saying: “What you need to do is actually get on our backs and force us to spend money to protect children online. We could do more. But without pressure, we won’t.” Read the full article here. |
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| "When a Meta security expert [Arturo Bejar] told Mark Zuckerberg that Instagram’s approach to protecting teens wasn’t working, the CEO didn’t reply. Now the former insider is set to tell Congress about the predatory behavior... One in eight [Instagram] users under the age of 16 said they experienced unwanted sexual advances on the platform over the previous seven days... If Meta was to change, Bejar told the Journal, the effort would have to come from the outside." Read more here. |
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