Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, once again, I think it is extraordinarily important, especially when it comes to emerging technology platforms, that intervention be taken extraordinarily seriously, because once these lights are turned on, it is very difficult to roll them back. Right now, currently children on platforms such as Twitch are bombarded with banner ads that link to recruitment signup forms that can be submitted by children as young as 12 years old. These are not educational outreach programs, but recruitment forms for the military. A Twitter account for the USArmyEsports team linked to a page with ``Register to Win'' at the top--no details on what one could even win-- and a signup form that, according to a tiny disclosure at the bottom of the page, consents to contact by an Army recruiter, again allowing people as young as 12 years old to submit this form. Viewers on the Army's Twitch channel are repeatedly presented with an automated prompt that says they could win an X-box Elite Series 2 controller that cost upwards of $200, and a link where they can enter the ``giveaway.'' It, too, directs them to a recruitment form, which has no additional mention of a contest, odds, total number of winners, or when a drawing will occur. Again, it is extraordinarily important that we approach and study emerging technologies, including live-streaming, which is a platform that is exploding in use, particularly among young people.…”