i m anderson cooper. you may have heard the u.s. surgeon general issued a warning that social media carries what he called a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescence. it s something all of us who are parents are worried about. because of a law passed in the mid-1990s, social media companies are shielded from almost all responsibility for the content their users post, no matter how untrue or harmful it may be. but now with billions of people online, the question is, have things spiraled out of control? we spoke with three families who are taking on some of the biggest social media companies in an uphill legal battle in an effort to change the way the internet works. some of the topics in the next hour including eating disorders and suicide and can be disturbing to watch. good morning. are you getting on, mom? yeah, let s get on. reporter: a tour bus through washington in spring is typically full of kids. oh, my. reporter
human behind the humor. thanks for joining us for the whole story. i m anderson cooper. you may have heard the u.s. surgeon general issued a warning that social media carries what he called a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescence. it s something all of us who are parents are worried about. because of a law passed in the mid-1990s, social media companies are shielded from almost all responsibility for the content their users post, no matter how untrue or harmful it may be. but now with billions of people online, the question is, have things spiraled out of control? especially when it comes to kids. we spoke with three families who are taking on some of the biggest social media companies in an uphill legal battle in an effort to change the way the internet works. we want to mention some of the topics in the next hour including eating disorders and suicide and can be disturbing to watch. good morning. are you getting on, mo
want the election scrapped calling it a sham. welcome to the programme. we start with the international row over tiktok. china has accused the us of overreacting after federal employees were ordered to remove the app from government issued phones. tiktok is owned by the chinese firm bytedance. and on monday, the white house gave government agencies 30 days to remove tiktok from their phones. the us calls the guidance a critical step forward in addressing the risks presented by the app to sensitive government data. chris derusha is the federal chief information security officer. he said the guidance is part of the administration s ongoing commitment to securing our digital infrastructure and protecting the american people s security and privacy. china disagrees. here s a foreign ministry spokesperson. the ministry spokesperson. united states, the rhodes one the united states, the rhodes number one superpower, is so afraid of a mobile phone application to young people like so
already closed last month. critics say that is by design, a slow motion strategy playing out little by little until it s too far and too late to stop it. sandra: shannon bream will be here what s at stake and cases at the supreme court, including the abortion pill. but first this. suspect accused of leaking our nation s secrets in court for the first time. 21-year-old national guardsman jack teixeira seen wearing hands cuffs and a khaki prison jump suit as he stood before a federal judge. bill: facing two federal charges for removing and sharing classified information. cameras captured his dad leaving the courtroom just moments after his son was formally charged under the espionage act. sandra: questions grow how a low level employee had access to top secret information. darrell issa slamming the system last hour. secure facilities should not trust everyone that goes in walks out with the briefcase and not looked at. and the system obviously failed at several levels.
Jesse things are so bad for biden that he is in a brawl with the New York Times. Behind the scenes the paper of records relation with the president is reportedly tense. Beset by grudges and a general lack of trust after publishing a slew of pieces on joe bidens age and his son, hunter. They are calling to reporters at the times arrogant and stubborn for trying too hard to be impartial. And other words, suck up to me more. Some reporters say they have been cut off by their white house sources completely. Think about it. A democrat president is icing out the times over negative coverage. The times hasnt even covered uncle bo. But the Times Publisher sees it a different way. Is retribution for breaking tradition and not giving the paper of record an interview. The New York Times had this to say. Quote, for anyone who understands the role of the free press in a democracy, it should be troubling that President Biden has so actively and effectively avoided questions from independent journali