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Big tech says it cares about kids, so why are they fighting tooth and nail
to block laws that will protect kids online?

It's time for lawmakers to stand up to Big Tech. Add your name to stop
social media's attack on young people:

[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 

   
John,

Kids are being bombarded with extreme content online, including videos
promoting suicide and eating disorders.

Lawmakers are so concerned that several states are rushing through bills
which will force the likes of YouTube and TikTok to prioritize the safety
and privacy of kids online.

But Big Tech is spending millions strong-arming politicians to vote
against the plans. They’ve even launched a new "litigation center" to tie
these new laws up in the courts for years.

The only way that lawmakers will have the courage to stand up to this
lobbying onslaught is if we show there’s massive public backing among
parents and teens for these new laws. Add your name:

[ [link removed] ]Protect our kids, not Big Tech!

The Ekō team just published hard-hitting research exposing how TikTok’s
algorithm promotes suicide content to children. Our researcher set up
accounts posing as a 13-year old, and within a few clicks on the platform,
the algorithm was filled with content about suicide and even instructions
on how to do it.

It’s absurd that the likes of TikTok and YouTube want to block laws that
would protect kids when rates of anxiety and depression are rocketing
among teens - and when experts agree that social media is helping to fuel
it.

We’ve taken on some of the world’s most powerful industries before and
won. Now we can take on these billion-dollar tech monopolies but it’s
going to take every single one of us.

[ [link removed] ]Sign and share: Protect kids online!



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Thanks for all that you do,
Vicky, Rewan, Maen and the team at Ekō


More information:

 [ [link removed] ]Suicide, Incels and drugs: How TikTok's deadly algorithm harms kids
Ekō. 21st March 2023

[ [link removed] ]Tech group launches litigation hub as regulation battle moves to courts
Washington Post. 21st March 2023

 

 

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