Biden said that he would press for additional laws to place restrictions on the data gathered from children and teenagers by Big Tech as part of an effort to promote improved mental health. Members of tech advocacy praised his statements.
"We must finally hold social media companies accountable for the experiment they are running on our children for profit," Biden said."And it's time to pass bipartisan legislation to stop Big Tech from collecting personal data on kids and teenagers online, ban targeted advertising to children, and impose stricter limits on the personal data these companies collect on all of us.
Morgan Reed, president of the App Association, praised the emphasis on privacy over the push by some Democrats for antitrust legislation."The President has recognized the need for privacy laws to be put in place; any talk of antitrust legislation is premature until that happens," Reed said in a statement."If not, Congress will simply be playing musical chairs with entrenched tech businesses.
Steve DelBianco, CEO of the more conservative tech lobbying group NetChoice, said the federal government should be the one to implement such regulations."When it comes to keeping kids safe online, parents and guardians — not policymakers — are in the best position to decide what's right for their families," DelBianco said."Biden should encourage education and empowerment rather than more government control.
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If they cared about teenager privacy, they would have implemented the required measures before they were mandated.
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