President Biden will urge Congress to strengthen children’s privacy protections in his State of the Union address Tuesday, following growing concerns about the potential mental health impact online platforms cause children — an issue that Congress has repeatedly hauled in tech giants to address in hearings in recent months. A fact sheet released prior to the speech grouped the initiative into four distinct calls to action: banning targeted advertising for children, prioritizing safety design standards for online platforms, stopping discriminatory algorithmic decision-making and investing at least $5 million in fiscal year 2023 toward research on social media’s effects on mental health. “The President believes not only that we should have far stronger protections for children’s data and privacy, but that the platforms and other interactive digital service providers should be required to prioritize and ensure the health, safety and well-being of children and young people above profit and revenue in […]
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