Families Press Congress on Social Media Harms After Landmark Verdicts
Families say landmark jury verdicts and new lawsuits are forcing tech companies to confront child safety harms and could spur federal regulation.
- On Tuesday, June 23, mothers Kristin Bride and Amy Neville gathered on Capitol Hill for Social Media Harms Victim Remembrance Day, joining lawmakers to demand urgent action against online dangers.
- Both mothers lost their teenage sons to social media-related harms on June 23, 2020, a shared tragedy that fuels their ongoing advocacy for stronger online safety protections.
- Litigation is circumventing the 1996 Communications Decency Act by targeting specific product design choices, with two landmark jury verdicts against Meta and one against Google demonstrating increased corporate accountability.
- Lawmakers recently unveiled the bipartisan Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, though critics argue the proposal lacks the "duty of care" provision required to mandate reasonable safety steps from companies.
- While international bans exist in countries like Australia and Turkey, the Senate Judiciary Committee invited tech CEOs to testify about platform safety, framing the moment as social media's "Big Tobacco" reckoning.
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U.S. lags other countries in social media restrictions for kids, but a reform push is growing
A campaign for stronger online safety measures for children in the U.S. is gaining steam with recent jury verdicts against tech giants like Meta and Google and a new push for legislation in Congress.
Families who lost kids to social media harms lead growing push for change
Amy Neville describes Kristin Bride as her “soulmate.” But the day that forged their bond — June 23, 2020 — was the worst of each of their lives. Both Bride and Neville lost their teen sons that day. Their kids lived a thousand miles apart and never met, but they both died from harms related to their social media use. When the two mothers met, early in their advocacy work to protect other kids, Bride said she had felt “totally alone.” But they h…
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The US lags other countries in social media restrictions for kids, but a reform push is growing
A campaign for stronger online safety measures for children in the U.S. is gaining steam with recent jury verdicts against tech giants like Meta and Google and a new push for legislation in Congress.
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