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Attorney General William Tong meets with TikTok, and Instagram meets with Congress
41 minutes Posted Dec 14, 2021 at 3:21 pm.
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Attorneys General across the country are demanding change from the big social media companies.

This hour, we talk to Attorney General William Tong about his recent meeting with TikTok over disturbing trends happening on the platform.

And later, Wall Street Journal tech reporter Georgia Wells walks us through some of the key takeaways from a recent Senate Hearing with Instagram head Adam Mosseri. We hear about some bipartisan efforts to regulate social media.

Can the government make social media safer for children?

GUESTS:

  • Connecticut Attorney General William Tong
  • Georgia Wells - Tech Reporter at the Wall Street Journal
  • Michael Robb - Senior Director of Research Common Sense

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