the app entirely in the united states? look, i think a lot of legislation we propose is because these large technology platforms are monopolies. they re using their monopoly power to relentlessly surveil and collect data and information about american citizens. i there are no privacy protections in. place and because they have no real competition, there is no incentive for them to be careful about what they use or how they apply algorithms to amplify what people post. this is a big problem. it s a big problem for american technologies company. it s a big problem for any of these large platforms, including tiktok. what we ought to be doing is passing legislation to protect the privacy of all americans, to protect the use of data so that people will have to consent to the use of their data before it can be monetized. and that will apply to anyone who does business in the united states, not just tiktok. so, i think there s a lot of interest in tiktok. but the very same issues that peopl
one-sided conversation while letting facebook and these other american companies off the hook. what you are arguing for is for better regulation, which i think a lot of people would agree with, better oversight of the algorithms used by facebook and other companies, especially in the election context. every company, including tiktok. we need better regulations to really understand what s happening with our data, what s happening with these companies. what harm they are causing. hold them accountable for it. not just tiktok. let me ask you about something else that s a concern of yours, the use of standardized tests, which often are against students from minority groups. they are written by the majority culture. they don t always use the same background, the same cultural context. how do you get away from that?
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tech is causing the mental health crisis among k-12 students by feeding kids dangerous and inappropriate videos. seattle schools want tiktok, youtube, snapchat, instagram, facebook, to stop this public nuisance and pay the district damages because their videos allegedly cause anxiety, anorexia, depression and increase in suicides and cyber bullying. defendants have successfully exploited the vulnerable brains of youth, hooking tens of millions of students into positive feedback loops of excessive use, and curate is often harmful and exploitive. the district claims 30% more students in the last decade are so sad or hopeless they stop doing anything else, forcing it to hire more therapists and psychiatrists to help kids get through the day. and says companies push
than 50,000 kids is suing big tech companies taking them to court for exploiting the vulnerable brains of youth. 91-page complaint ties tech giants, including tiktok, facebook and others to disorders among kids, including anxiety, depression and cyber bullying. sandra: and only getting worse with social media use growing in recent years according to a 2021 study. on average, 8 to 12-year-olds use about five and a half hours of screen media per day. 13 to 18-year-olds use about eight and a half hours of screen time. that is up from the pandemic, and while the tech giants are not liable for what is published by its users, the seattle school district is taking aim at the algorithm. john: we will ask jonathan turley straight ahead, but william is live in los angeles. a lot of parents like myself are saying told you so. the allegation, john, big