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Washington Post: Instagram’s new teen safety features still fall short, critics say
Quotes Council for Responsible Social Media members Josh Golin and Kristin Bride...
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New report underscores how social media companies are hurting kids, national security, and democracy
Social media companies remain largely unchecked and free of any liability from the harm they cause...
Today Issue One and its Council for Responsible Social Media (CRSM) released “Dangerous by Design,” a new report underscoring the widespread and ongoing threats and harms that social media companies…
Reports
Dangerous by Design
How Social Media Companies Are Hurting Our Kids, National Security, and Democracy — and What We Can Do About It...
Editor’s note: The following is the executive summary of “Dangerous by Design.” Read the full report. Introduction Americans of all political persuasions are right to be concerned about unchecked social…
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Issue One’s Council for Responsible Social Media director applauds Senate Judiciary Committee for holding Big Tech accountable
The committee issued subpoenas for the CEOs of Discord, Snap, and X to testify at an upcoming hearing on online child sexual exploitation...
Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and its leadership — Committee Chair and Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — issued subpoenas for the CEOs…
TV appearances
MSNBC: Whistleblower warns about risks teens face on social media
Council for Responsible Social Media member Frances Haugen interviewed...
Press releases
New poll finds overwhelming public support for bipartisan legislation to protect kids from online harms
Nearly 9 in 10 U.S. voters support the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) which would adopt responsible safeguards...
Bipartisan legislation that would require 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…
In the media
CNN: Execs ignored the damage Instagram does to teens, Meta whistleblower tells Congress
Council for Responsible Social Media member Frances Haugen quoted...
Event Recaps
Launch of the Safe Tech, Safe Kids Campaign
On October 23rd, 2023 in Washington, D.C., Issue One held an event to kick off Safe Tech, Safe Kids — a campaign partnership led by Project Liberty in collaboration with Issue…
Press releases
Council for Responsible Social Media co-chairs applaud Meta whistleblower; call for congressional action
By bravely coming forward, Arturo Bejar has once again demonstrated that Meta Intentionally and knowingly puts profits over kids' safety, and why Congress must hold them accountable...
Last night, former Facebook Engineering Director Arturo Bejar revealed internal documents and decision points to the Wall Street Journal demonstrating that, once again, the tech giant has ignored the wellbeing…
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Politico: Dozens of states sue Meta over addictive features harming kids
Issue One's Council for Responsible Social Media Director Alix Fraser quoted...