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Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AND HALELUYA HADERO - Associated Press
Tue,01/30/24-5:04PM , 48 Reads
Sexual predators. Addictive features. Suicide and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media — and children's advocates and lawmakers say companies are not doing enough to protect them.
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This combination of photos shows logos of X, formerly known as Twitter, top left; Snapchat, top right; Facebook, bottom left; and TikTok, bottom right. Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health released Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. (AP Photo, File)

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Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AND HALELUYA HADERO - AP Technology Writers
Wed,12/27/23-1:01PM , 146 Reads
Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published on Wednesday.
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