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Ned Lamont: Social media is all too often anti-social. Tech companies have increasingly been taking advantage of kids, creating apps…

On the recordAugust 30, 2026
Social media is all too often anti-social. Tech companies have increasingly been taking advantage of kids, creating apps and algorithms that decrease their attention spans, drive them to become addicted, cause them to tune out real life, and harmfully impact their mental health and wellbeing. This multistate settlement is long overdue and requires strong protections for children’s online safety.
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Ned Lamont
Democratic · Connecticut

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Statement on multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.

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