Richard Blumenthal
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Richard Blumenthal is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Connecticut since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, Blumenthal has focused on issues such as consumer protection, healthcare, and veterans' affairs during his tenure. He previously served as the Attorney General of Connecticut from 1991 to 2011, where he gained recognition for his advocacy on behalf of consumers and his efforts to hold corporations accountable. Blumenthal has been an active voice in the Senate, participating in various committees and addressing key national issues.
Facebook exploited teens using powerful algorithms that amplified their insecurities.
Thank you for an extraordinary testimony. I think that anybody watching would be impressed and much better informed and you have done America a real public service.
your being here really sends a profound message to our Nation that one person can really make a difference
I think its actions and its failure to acknowledge its responsibility indicate moral bankruptcy.
Reform of Section 230, so there's some legal responsibility, so people have a day in court, some kind of recourse, legally, when they're harmed by Facebook.
Being honest and acknowledging that Facebook has caused and aggravated a lot of pain simply to make more money...
Mark Zuckerberg ought to be looking at himself in the mirror today and yet rather than taking responsibility and showing leadership, Mr. Zuckerberg is going sailing.
If Facebook wants to discuss their targeting of children, ... I am extending to you an invitation to step forward, be sworn in, and testify before this committee.
Holding social media companies accountable for what they do to kids was the subject of a Senate hearing last week chaired by Democrat Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.
What is it about Facebook's tactics of hooking young people that makes it similar to what Big Tobacco has done?
In the end, the buck stops with Mark. There is no one currently holding Mark accountable but himself.
But Mark Zuckerberg's new policy is no apologies, no admissions, no acknowledgement, nothing to see here.
Exactly right, Chris. And not only were they profiting from the destruction of kids` self-image and creating these vulnerabilities or exacerbating them.
The only thing that`s unusual about Britney Spears` story is that people are paying attention to it.





