Politico June 8, 2025
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The FTC’s three commissioners, all conservatives, want to use the agency’s enforcement authority to hold social media companies accountable for how their platforms affect kids’ mental and physical health.
“As President Trump has emphasized, it’s to our benefit that the United States continue to be the global leader in this kind of innovation. And the President is correct,” said Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson at an agency-led policy workshop Wednesday in Washington, devoted to companies that monetize attention.
“But when there are tradeoffs to be made, the Trump administration has made it clear that the health and flourishing of our children is not a bargaining chip,” he said.
Why it matters: Children’s safety advocates have been pushing...
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