Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the Senate’s consumer protection subcommittee, told CNN Business. “More than a year after the Facebook Papers dramatically revealed Big Tech’s abuse, social media companies have made only small, slow steps to clean up their act,” Sen. But some lawmakers, social media experts and psychologists say the new solutions are still limited, and more needs to be done. Some have also made changes to their algorithms, such as defaulting teens into seeing less sensitive content and increasing their moderation efforts. The four social networks have since introduced more tools and parental control options aimed at better protecting younger users. Those hearings, which followed disclosures in what became known as the “Facebook Papers” from whistleblower Frances Haugen about Instagram’s impact on teens, prompted the companies to vow to change. (FB), TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram faced tough questions from lawmakers over how their platforms can lead younger users to harmful content, damage mental health and body image (particularly among teenage girls), and lacked sufficient parental controls and safeguards to protect teens. In a series of congressional hearings, executives from Facebook A little over a year ago, social media companies were put on notice for how they protect, or fail to protect, their youngest users.
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