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View all search resultsA day after damning testimony to US lawmakers from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, the long-established barriers to regulation -- stalled legislation, free speech protections and tech's rapid advances -- were still in place.
The decision to hold the iteration for children under 13 comes as Facebook grapples with fallout from a withering Wall Street Journal series revealing the social media giant's own research showed it knew of the harm Instagram can do to teenage girls' well-being.
Deciding whether to open schools for in-person classes during a pandemic is a complex decision. Children often learn better in school, where they have direct contact with expert teachers and the social-emotional learning that comes from being around other children. But they also risk spreading the disease to their teachers and one another’s families without even being aware they have it.
National Children’s Day, which we commemorate today, is a time to consider our obligations to the next generation. The COVID-19 pandemic has put children’s lives at risk, even though the virus has mostly infected older people. Moreover, its economic impact has deprived many children of their needs, especially for health and education.
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