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On the recordDecember 7, 2021
I think we need legislation on privacy, to protect the enormous amounts of data that are collected on kids, on transparency to show what these algorithms are doing.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal called for legislation to improve privacy protections for children and increase transparency regarding social media algorithms.

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