Tech CEOs address child safety concerns before Congress▼

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Published 137d ago

<p>Wall Street Journal Tech Reporter Jeff Horwitz joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the hearings, noting regulation of social media has been &quot;very limited&quot; so far.</p> <p>Horwitz said there&#39;s &quot;a consensus&quot; on the need for platforms to invest more and &quot;be more thoughtful in their feature designs&quot; to improve protections. However, he questioned whether the current Congress is &quot;well-suited to this field of regulation&quot; given the number of older membership.</p> <p>Horwitz highlighted Meta research revealing &quot;known&quot; and &quot;foreseeable&quot; mental health risks from using their platforms under &quot;certain circumstances.&quot;</p> Source