Sen. Blumenthal: Big Tech Titans Disregarded Their Responsibility to Protect Children

QUICK Very quickly The ░░░░░░░░ child exploitation hearing that ░░░░░░░░ coming up on the ░░░░░░░░ of this month I ░░░░░░░░ I know you have ░░░░░░░░ Kids Online Safety Act ░░░░░░░░ s out there I ░░░░░░░░ t believe that something ░░░░░░░░ this has not been ░░░░░░░░ in the in in ░░░░░░░░ past something like this ░░░░░░░░ not been P A ░░░░░░░░ S E D in ░░░░░░░░ past P A S ░░░░░░░░ This is bipartisan legislation ░░░░░░░░ you and Marsha Blackburn ░░░░░░░░ don t get it ░░░░░░░░ when I ve dug ░░░░░░░░ it it looks like ░░░░░░░░ the far right and ░░░░░░░░ far left have stepped ░░░░░░░░ shut this down Can ░░░░░░░░ get something together and ░░░░░░░░ something about this BLUMENTHAL ░░░░░░░░ know you are so ░░░░░░░░ right Number one is ░░░░░░░░ the urgency of the ░░░░░░░░ for protecting kids online ░░░░░░░░ two the bipartisan support ░░░░░░░░ half the United States ░░░░░░░░ has co sponsored this ░░░░░░░░ evenly divided Republican and ░░░░░░░░ to provide tools to ░░░░░░░░ and kids to disconnect ░░░░░░░░ those algorithms that are ░░░░░░░░ bullying and eating disorders ░░░░░░░░ even suicidal thoughts to ░░░░░░░░ online without any accountability ░░░░░░░░ to impose that kind ░░░░░░░░ transparency and accountability makes ░░░░░░░░ common sense I m ░░░░░░░░ hopeful because leadership on ░░░░░░░░ sides of the aisle ░░░░░░░░ this idea that we ░░░░░░░░ make progress This session ░░░░░░░░ the United States Congress ░░░░░░░░ this hearing on Wednesday ░░░░░░░░ think is going to ░░░░░░░░ a bombshell because QUICK ░░░░░░░░ BLUMENTHAL the major leaders ░░░░░░░░ the tech titans will ░░░░░░░░ there and we re ░░░░░░░░ to ask tough questions ░░░░░░░░ documents that we have ░░░░░░░░ show that they have ░░░░░░░░ their responsibility to protect ░░░░░░░░ QUICK We d like ░░░░░░░░ hear more as it ░░░░░░░░ up Senator thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”