Tucker Rips Physician on Gun Control: You Assess Risk Like When You Send Millions of Opioids that Kill People

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tucker 15 ░░░░░░░░ ago Facebook didn t ░░░░░░░░ Today it dominates our ░░░░░░░░ shapes our conversations and ░░░░░░░░ how we think Americans ░░░░░░░░ close to an hour ░░░░░░░░ day on Facebook The ░░░░░░░░ wants more Facebook is ░░░░░░░░ out a new app ░░░░░░░░ for kids It s ░░░░░░░░ as children as young ░░░░░░░░ six More than 100 ░░░░░░░░ developments experts say this ░░░░░░░░ a bad idea and ░░░░░░░░ to addict kids to ░░░░░░░░ media earlier than ever ░░░░░░░░ company seems to be ░░░░░░░░ that Jim Stire is ░░░░░░░░ Thanks for coming on ░░░░░░░░ I mischaracter sized this ░░░░░░░░ and who it s ░░░░░░░░ at No you nailed ░░░░░░░░ this is about social ░░░░░░░░ for the kindergarten set ░░░░░░░░ is basically getting hooked ░░░░░░░░ at younger and younger ░░░░░░░░ 6 7 8 on ░░░░░░░░ media platforms like Facebook ░░░░░░░░ crazy We don t ░░░░░░░░ it That s why ░░░░░░░░ experts suggested that Tucker ░░░░░░░░ know that heavy social ░░░░░░░░ use needs to depression ░░░░░░░░ maladjustment The implication is ░░░░░░░░ it can hurt people ░░░░░░░░ why would Facebook want ░░░░░░░░ do this Because it ░░░░░░░░ in their own economic ░░░░░░░░ interest Truthfully you re ░░░░░░░░ to hook people at ░░░░░░░░ and younger ages to ░░░░░░░░ brand and the concept ░░░░░░░░ s a economic incentive ░░░░░░░░ it s missing out ░░░░░░░░ all the negative inintended ░░░░░░░░ that you referred to ░░░░░░░░ is a no brainer ░░░░░░░░ a parent Why would ░░░░░░░░ want your 6 year ░░░░░░░░ using Facebook or Instagram ░░░░░░░░ should be a nonstarter ░░░░░░░░ parents Tucker I m ░░░░░░░░ R J Reynolds would ░░░░░░░░ to have a new ░░░░░░░░ that is kindergarten friendly ░░░░░░░░ can decide to do ░░░░░░░░ if they want Our ░░░░░░░░ does not allow cigarette ░░░░░░░░ to sell to children ░░░░░░░░ do we allow this ░░░░░░░░ Facebook when we know ░░░░░░░░ harms them It s ░░░░░░░░ candy coated cigarette To ░░░░░░░░ kids at younger ages ░░░░░░░░ s not a good ░░░░░░░░ at all Brings up ░░░░░░░░ broader issue how do ░░░░░░░░ get your kids away ░░░░░░░░ the screen enjoying the ░░░░░░░░ and world around them ░░░░░░░░ don t want them ░░░░░░░░ on social media platforms ░░░░░░░░ kindergarten or at any ░░░░░░░░ Tucker Yeah We know ░░░░░░░░ affects kids ability to ░░░░░░░░ and retain information and ░░░░░░░░ think clearly So is ░░░░░░░░ any legislative effort to ░░░░░░░░ back or are we ░░░░░░░░ passive in the face ░░░░░░░░ a threat to our ░░░░░░░░ No no actually Tucker ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ stuff coming on this ░░░░░░░░ of issue There s ░░░░░░░░ here on the West ░░░░░░░░ in terms of looking ░░░░░░░░ addiction research that needs ░░░░░░░░ be done around social ░░░░░░░░ platforms Much greater privacy ░░░░░░░░ now A number of ░░░░░░░░ legislative efforts to try ░░░░░░░░ either encourage or require ░░░░░░░░ to respect the young ░░░░░░░░ in their audience and ░░░░░░░░ will grow We passed ░░░░░░░░ bill called the eraser ░░░░░░░░ here in California a ░░░░░░░░ years ago so that ░░░░░░░░ made dumb decisions can ░░░░░░░░ them You ll see ░░░░░░░░ growing public outcry While ░░░░░░░░ re covering it helps ░░░░░░░░ well Tucker I hope ░░░░░░░░ I can see them ░░░░░░░░ to babies how to ░░░░░░░░ We re losing a ░░░░░░░░ Thanks Jim Thank you ░░░░░░░░ having us on Thanks ░░░░░░░░ your supporting it as ░░░░░░░░