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Council for Responsible Social Media
A crosspartisan group of leaders addressing the negative mental, civic, and public health impacts of social media in America.
Working towards comprehensive, bipartisan solutions to address the mental, civic, and public health impacts of social media in America. Learn more about the related work of our Council for Responsible Social Media.
For a decade, Issue One has been a leading voice in the effort to build a democracy that works for everyone. We have defended our elections against disinformation and disruption, advanced a modern and effective legislative branch, and built broad coalitions to strengthen democracy in the face of rising polarization. Throughout this work, we have experienced the downstream effects of social media on our democracy, our kids, and our national security. That’s why we formed the Council for Responsible Social Media — to push back and hold Big Tech accountable. In a national poll released by Issue One and the Council for Responsible Social Media (CRSM), 8 in 10 Americans hold social media responsible for bullying, childhood mental health struggles, and the spreading of false information and conspiracy theories. Big tech companies are operating with no serious accountability or oversight, and they are putting profits above the societal harms to our kids, for our communities, and to U.S. national security.
Social media plays an important role in our world. Our goal is to ensure responsible design and operations so that these technologies can nourish — rather than erode — our society, our wellbeing, and our democracy. Issue One is applying its experience and strengths to bring attention, energy, and bipartisan problem-solving to the challenges posed by social media.
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Cites Issue One...
Council for Responsible Social Media Director Alix Fraser quoted...
Op-ed by Council For Responsible Social Media member Kristin Bride...
CRSM Co-chair Rep. Dick Gephardt discusses KOSA and social media safeguards...
Press releases
In response to changes announced this morning by Instagram amid growing pressure to protect young users online, Issue One released the following statement from Alix Fraser, director of Issue One’s…
In the media
CRSM members discuss potential questions ahead of Senate Intel hearing with tech executives...
Press releases
Bipartisan legislation requiring social media platforms to protect kids and teens from online harms has near universal support across the political spectrum, according to a new poll released today by…
Op-eds
Op-ed by Legislative Manager, Technology Reform Jamie Neikrie...
Press releases
Today, Issue One launched a new database cataloging the history of empty proclamations and covert policy changes by the world’s largest technology companies. Big Tech’s Broken Promises will help shed…
Press releases
This afternoon, the Senate failed to advance two bills from Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) relating to elections and generative artificial intelligence (S.3875, S.2770). These bills would have required political campaigns…
Press releases
Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act in a historic and bipartisan vote. The bill, which combines two pieces of bipartisan legislation — Sens. Richard…
In the media
Cites Issue One...
Press releases
It has been nearly one year since the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) was voted unanimously out of committee by the Senate Commerce Committee. In the year since, the bill…
Analysis
ByteDance, Meta, and other companies expanded their influence on Capitol Hill during the first half of 2024...
It has been nearly one year since the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) was voted unanimously out of committee by the Senate Commerce Committee. In the year since, the bill…