Will Banning TikTok Help Kids?

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.5 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Gen Z is the first generation to truly grow up online and now they’re joining the fight to log off. In February, college student and founder of the Log Off Movement, Emma Lembke, testified in front of a Senate committee about the impact that social media companies have on youth mental health. Emma is one of many activists, including parents and politicians from both sides of the aisle, calling for increased government regulation of social media companies. Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks with CNN Technology Reporter Brian Fung about a Supreme Court case that could open those companies to more lawsuits. Plus, we dive into what we actually know about the privacy concerns surrounding TikTok and if a nationwide ban is possible. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Make no mistake.
0:03.8	Unregulated social media is a weapon of mass destruction that continues to jeopardize
0:10.8	the safety, privacy, and well-being of all American youth.
0:17.0	It's time to act.
0:22.3	That's Emma Lemke.
0:24.1	It's a name you probably need to remember because I have a feeling you're going to be
0:28.1	hearing it a lot.
0:30.3	Emma is a college student.
0:32.2	In fact, she's not much older than my own teenage daughters.
0:35.4	She and many of her peers have decided to take on a fight that is big, bigger than
0:41.1	themselves.
0:42.1	Hello, everyone.
0:43.4	My name is Emma Lemke.
0:44.7	I'm originally from February of this year.
0:47.2	Emma traveled to Washington, D.C. and testified in front of Congress for the first time.
0:52.8	I am humbled and honored to be here today.
0:56.3	I created my own.
0:57.3	The hearing was on how to better protect kids online.
1:01.4	And the 20-year-old had a very clear message for U.S. senators and, frankly, for the whole
1:06.8	world.
1:07.8	Ten years from now, social media will not be what it is today.
1:11.8	It will be what members of my generation build it to be.
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