AXIOS July 25, 2024
Congress’ boldest effort to date to crack down on social media platforms and protect kids’ mental health is stoking a debate over whether the remedy could end up making youths less safe.
Why it matters: Curbing sources of anxiety, depression and other harms raises privacy and free speech concerns, and can turn into a subjective exercise that could sweep up content some people find empowering.
Driving the news: Bipartisan legislation likely to pass the Senate this month would put the onus on tech companies to design platforms in ways that mitigate behavioral problems through a “duty of care” clause.
- But advocacy groups are divided over whether one of the two bills up for a vote, the Kids Online Safety...
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