Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton encouraged lawmakers to focus on making the internet a safer place for users. Saturday's performance On CNN.
“Some people are defending social media regulations, but it's a long and difficult road to getting anything done,” Clinton said, acknowledging that California and New York have enacted social media regulations. also emphasized the need for action at the national level.
“We need national action, but sadly our parliament is dysfunctional when it comes to addressing these threats to children,” the diplomat said.
Clinton argued that regulating social media safety should be “a top priority” on any legislative agenda.
“There's a lot of work to be done. In my view, we should get rid of something called Section 230, which gives immunity to platforms on the internet, because it's just a pass-through and “The idea was that people shouldn't be judged by the content they posted,'' Clinton later argued. .
All of her comments are featured in her new book, titled “Lost and Gained,'' which says social media content increases anxiety and depression in children.
“Whether it's Facebook, Twitter, X, Instagram, TikTok, whatever it is, if we don't manage and monitor content, we lose total control. “It's the threat of child pornography and child pornography that has real harm, not just the psychological effects.'' “Violence is a very dangerous thing,'' Clinton explained.
She even went so far as to say that phones should be removed from schools.
“We conducted a large-scale experiment on ourselves, especially on children, and I think we have found the evidence. We must do more. We need to remove mobile phones from schools. “I'm so happy to see school start,” she said. This is to make sure the kids plug in their phones when they walk in the door. ”
