hearing am glad that we are having this hearing today. big tech has transformed the information super highway transformed the information super highway into a super spread of harmful highway into a super spread of harmful content, invasive surveillance practices and addictive and damaging design features. data is and damaging design features. data is ijil and damaging design features. data is big tech s most valuable commodity and by collecting far more user data commodity and by collecting far more user data than they need, big tech platforms user data than they need, big tech platforms can use, share and sell information to generate billions of dollars information to generate billions of dollars of information to generate billions of dollars of revenue. today the american dollars of revenue. today the american people are powerless to stop this american people are powerless to stop this invasion of their pregnancy and we cannot wait any longer pregnancy and we cannot wa
thatis it hasn t been proven yet, i think that is at the core of some of the concerns that we are going to be hearing today. concerns that we are going to be hearing today- concerns that we are going to be hearing today. concerns that we are going to be hearin: toda . ,, , ., , ., hearing today. stephanie, is there a case for saying hearing today. stephanie, is there a case for saying that hearing today. stephanie, is there a case for saying that tiktok - hearing today. stephanie, is there a case for saying that tiktok is - case for saying that tiktok is materially different, notjust because of that question of ultimate ability of the chinese authorities insofar as they can access data to demand access to data, but is it from companies that have this exposure in china, but also this question of the kind of basic argument, can it apply to other areas of business as well? because one of the criticism is often raised and one of the concerns often expressed by those who consider doing
on, elections, etc, the list goes on and on. so elections, etc, the list goes on and on, so banning tiktok or forcing it to sell on, so banning tiktok or forcing it to sell its on, so banning tiktok or forcing it to sell its business, to divest to the united to sell its business, to divest to the united states, is not going to solve the united states, is not going to solve that the united states, is not going to solve that problem. we need to fix the entire solve that problem. we need to fix the entire data ecosystem infrastructure in the us. is there an appetite. infrastructure in the us. is there an appetite, michelle, infrastructure in the us. is there an appetite, michelle, for- infrastructure in the us. is there an appetite, michelle, for that, l infrastructure in the us. is there l an appetite, michelle, for that, do you think? or is it possible to look at this as sort of kind of a glorified protectionism? look, i think if you glorified protectionism? look, i thi
interactive vulnerable. frequent online use of interactive media on digital devices is associated with increased levels of depression among middle and high school of depression among middle and high school students. researchers found that tiktok s addictive algorithms recommends to teams that exacerbate and great recommends to teams that exacerbate and great feelings of emotional distress. and great feelings of emotional distress, including videos promoting suicide, distress, including videos promoting suicide, self harm and eating disorders suicide, self harm and eating disorders. public outrage and hollow apologies disorders. public outrage and hollow apologies alone are not going to rein in apologies alone are not going to rein in big apologies alone are not going to rein in big tech. congress has to enact rein in big tech. congress has to enact laws rein in big tech. congress has to enact laws protecting the american public enact laws protecting the american pub
and potential manipulation of the tiktok and potential manipulation of the tiktok us and potential manipulation of the tiktok us ecosystem. our approach has never tiktok us ecosystem. our approach has never been to dismiss or trivialise has never been to dismiss or trivialise any of these concerns. we have addressed them with real action~ have addressed them with real action. now, that is what we have been action. now, that is what we have been doing action. now, that is what we have been doing for the last two years. building been doing for the last two years. building what amounts to a firewall that seals building what amounts to a firewall that seals off protected us user data from authorised foreign access. the bottom data from authorised foreign access. the bottom line is this. death from an authorised foreign access. american an authorised foreign access. american data stored on american soil by american data stored on american soil by an american data store