TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Oct 5, 2021

Attorney General Herbert Slatery is leading a coalition of 52 attorneys general who today announced their strong support of U.S. Senate committee hearings addressing the protection and safety of kids and teens using social media. In a letter to the Congressional committee, the AGs wrote of their frustration with Facebook’s efforts to increase youth engagement despite internal studies that show “increased mental distress, bullying, contemplation of suicide, and other self-harm” for a large number of children. The coalition hopes the committee will “uncover critical information about the business practices that social media companies are using to gain the attention of more young people on their platforms.”