Senator Pushes Bill To Curb 'Exploitative And Addictive' Social Media Practices
The legislation by a freshman Republican senator would prohibit features like auto-play and infinite scrolling, used by social media companies to keep users on their platform longer.
by Tim Mak
Aug 14, 2019
2 minutes
A new legislative proposal by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., would ban elements of social media he views as addictive.
As Americans are spending more and more time glued to social media apps like Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, concerns with technological addiction are merging with rising political anger against Big Tech.
And it's leading to
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