Were Senator Richard Blumental’s grandchildren all too busy for a brief consultation?
Photo: Tom Brenner/Getty Images This week, a Senate subcommittee for consumer protection called a hearing to address recent reports that Facebook has spent the last three years studying Instagram’s horrific effect on children’s mental health, only to press on with the rollout of “Instagram for Kids.”
On Thursday, our very pale tech overlords were called upon to address a few concerns the Senate has about protecting kids’ well-being online — which led to the following surreal exchange between Senator Richard Blumental and Facebook’s global head of safety Antigone Davis:Davis: We don’t actually do Finsta. Finsta refers to young people setting up accounts where they may want to have more privacy. Teens sometimes like to have an account where they can interact with a smaller group of friends.
In any case, this is a totally encouraging interaction that suggests our lawmakers are well equipped to monitor social media’s unfettered impact on our thoughts and well-being. Up next: the war on soft launches.
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