Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you so much for attending our brief the hill event. Im emma morris, the Global Policy director at fozi. Id like to thank kmoonk carden as and his staff for securing the room for us. Briefly by way of background for those who arent familiar with the family Online Safety institute, were a Nonprofit Organization working to make the online world safer for kids and their families. Were pleased to host this panel today to discuss one of the most important issues facing families, kids privacy on the internet. In the united states, the collection and processing of childrens data has primarily been regulated by the childrens Online Privacy protection act and its corresponding rule for over 20 years. This law long preceded facebook, snapchat, youtube and hello barbie. We have seen numerous legislative proposals including from senator markey to change the way childrens legislation is regulated. At the beginning of the summer the federal trade Commission Publish
Senator graham we are going to learn a lot today about the perils of internet sites for children, and what we can do to help and inform parents. While he is on his way, i will give an opening statement. He will be here in a second, i hope. We are going to the border friday. Everybody is welcome. We are going to meet the fights that meet the vice president. There is no intrigue. I havent been in a while, and i would like to go, listen, and learn, and hopefully it will give us a better idea of what we can do legislatively to provide relief to those on the front lines of this chaotic situation at our southern border, and i am hoping we have a bipartisan group. We are not going there to blame anybody, at least i am not, i am trying to find a solution. And i look forward to the trip, and senator cornyn and i know the folks in texas are struggling with this problem. I look forward to learning from our friends in texas about what we can do. Thank you, very much. [witnesses swear oath] welcome
For bringing this idea up to me today. Perils learn about the of social media sites. What can we do to better inform parents. He is on his way. I will give an opening statement. I will be visiting the border. Bipartisan we have a group. We are not going there to blame anybody, at least i am not. I am trying to find a solution. I look forward to the trip. Learning fromd to our friends in texas about what we can do. Thank you very much. Just go ahead and get started. Can you raise your right hand . Do you swear the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth . Ok. Ok, welcome, mr. Stone, the 14th judicial circuit solicitor or in South Carolina. We are proud of your work and welcome to washington. Thank you for having me. Mr. Chairman, thank you. I understand Ranking Member feinstein will not be able to be here, but i would like to thank her and the members of this committee for the invitation to speak with you today. I am the solicitor for the
Good morning. We will wait a minute to start. I want we will wait a minute to start. I think we will learn a lot about social media sites and children and what we can do to help. He is on his way. I will give an opening statement. I will be visiting the border. Bipartisan we have a group. We are not going there to blame anybody, at least i am not. I am trying to find a solution. I look forward to learning fromd to our friends in texas about what we can do. Thank you very much. Just go ahead and get started. Can you raise your right hand . Do you swear the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth . Ok. Ok, welcome, mr. Stone, the 14th judicial circuit solicitor or in South Carolina. We are proud of your work and welcome to washington. Thank you for having me. Mr. Chairman, thank you. I understand Ranking Member feinstein will not be able to be here, but i would like to thank her and the members of this committee for the invitation to speak
Now on bbc news wednesday in parliament. Hello, and welcome to wednesday in parliament. After criticising President Trump, our man in washington falls on his sword. I have told him that it is a matter of great regret, that he has felt it necessary to leave his position as ambassador in washington. A promise of action after a new report highlights Unacceptable Behaviour by peers and staff. Bullying and harassment have no place in the house of lords. And tougher sentences for people who abuse animals. And if we are to continue declaring ourselves a nation of animal lovers, this bill is necessary to send a loud and clear message, that we take animal cruelty seriously. All that to come and more. But first, just before midday, the uks ambassador to the us, sir kim darroch, announced his resignation. He said it was impossible for him to do hisjob after emails, in which he criticised the trump administration, were leaked to a sunday newspaper. In response, President Trump called sir kim a pom