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Snap, TikTok and YouTube grilled by US lawmakers – Source CNET Tech

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The Senate is worried about the impact of social media on children.


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US lawmakers are grilling Snap, TikTok and YouTube about concerns that their apps, like Facebook, are unhealthy for kids 

“More eyeballs means more dollars. Everything that you do is to add users, especially kids, and keep them on your apps for longer,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, told the companies on Tuesday.

Blumenthal said he’s heard from parents about the “rabbit hole” teenagers go down when they log onto Snap, TikTok and…

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