Self-regulation in social media not working: White House
The Hindu
According to Campaign for Accountability’s Tech Transparency Project, Facebook allowed advertisers to target teen users as young as 13 with inappropriate and dangerous content
Social media platforms have made clear that self-regulation is not working, the White House asserted on October 4, saying reports about efforts to attract young users and negative effects on teenagers' mental health are troubling.
“As we saw the revelations that came out in that interview, in our view, this is just the latest in a series of revelations about social media platforms that make clear that self-regulation is not working. That's long been the President's view and been the view of this administration,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference.
Ms. Psaki was responding to questions about the revealing interview by Frances Haugen, a former product manager hired to help protect against election interference on Facebook, in this regard.
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