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Suing Social Media For Harm To Children?

Dr Rachel Gong, Deputy Director , Research, Khazanah Research Institute

18-Jul-22 19:00

Suing Social Media For Harm To Children?

In California, parents and policymakers have proposed a law that would require tech companies to provide online protection for children. This involves a clause for parents to be able to sue social media platforms if their children become addicted, as well as enforce these companies to create an age-appropriate design code for sites typically accessed by kids. We get into it.

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Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan


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Categories:  Law/Activism

Tags:  children issues,  online addiction,  social media,  technology,  twitter,  facebook,  instagram, 


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