Tech trade groups have quietly carved out exemptions in kids’ online safety bills in Arkansas and Utah, even as they publicly oppose the underlying measures.
advertising. social media companies have a duty to help keep kids safe, and parents informed, or face serious consequences. reporter: lawmakers say the legislation is in line with guidance from the u.s. surgeon general. the skewed and often distorted environment of social media often does a disservice to many of those children. reporter: senator blumenthal is working on a separate bill to address the problem and says he has concerns about this version. tech accountability advocates agree the bill is focused on the wrong issue. this bill doesn t actually put any responsibility onto the tech companies. instead, it s putting more responsibility onto parents and young people to kind of self-police. reporter: nicole gill argues laws should incentivize tech companies to redesign their platforms to protect mental health and privacy. we have an opportunity right now to rethink that the way that these platforms work for young people. we should take it. thanks to ivan rodriguez f