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Should TikTok be banned? Should younger children be kept off social media?

The AP reports that Congress is eyeing new rules for tech: https://apnews.com/article/congress-technology-regulation-tiktok-155d696fd44a450a43ce8cb9802e40bb

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Congress eyes new rules for tech: What's under consideration

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Democrats and Republicans agree that the federal government should better regulate the biggest technology companies, particularly social media platforms. But there is very little consensus on how it should be done.

Associated Press
May 8, 2023 at 2:08pmWeb
Show thread@infosec_jcp 🐈🃏 done differentlyMay 8, 2023

@TechDesk

This AntiTickTok Meta backed PR play is going to backfire on #Meta as the _same_ talking points apply to #Meta. 😆

Watch the Republican PR firm behind this double cross #Meta with arguments that targeted #Meta with the same talking points. 👀👀

Show threadDubliciousMay 8, 2023
@TechDesk I was at a restaurant over the weekend where there were there were 6 adults and a child. The adults all had their phones in their faces while the child was searching their faces and eyes for connections. He finally looked in my direction, saw that I was looking, and he smiled at me…his entire being lit up.