How Safe Are Kids Online? Senators Ask TikTok, Snapchat, And YouTube

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🗓️ 26 October 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

TikTok and Snapchat appeared for the first time before Congress alongside YouTube to answer questions about how safe their platforms are for young people. Senators are calling for regulations, the company representatives agreed, but dodged any real commitments.

This episode: White House correspondent Ayesha Rascoe, political reporter Miles Parks, and tech reporter Bobby Allyn.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Alicia Prieto in Youngstown, Ohio.
0:03.0	I just came back home from easing my citizenship exam.
0:06.0	This podcast was recorded at...
0:08.0	It is 2.07 pm on Tuesday, October 26, 2021.
0:15.0	Things may have changed by the time you hear it,
0:17.0	but I will probably still be impatiently waiting for information
0:20.0	for my naturalization ceremony.
0:22.0	Enjoy the show!
0:26.0	Aw, congratulations!
0:29.0	That's impressive.
0:30.0	I don't know if I could pass it.
0:31.0	Honestly, I've seen...
0:32.0	I feel like every time I come across one of those questions
0:34.0	from one of those, I'm like,
0:35.0	Ehh!
0:36.0	That actually tougher than people realize.
0:38.0	Yes, very tough.
0:40.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:43.0	I'm Aisha Roscoe.
0:44.0	I cover the White House.
0:45.0	I'm Miles Parks, and I cover voting and misinformation.
0:48.0	And we've got NPR's tech correspondent, Bob Yalen,
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