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Senate subcommittee grills social media platforms over algorithms and mental health impact

Name: Senate subcommittee grills social media platforms over algorithms and mental health impact
Uploaded: 2021-10-26T15:14:02-0400
Duration: 6 min 53 s
Description: The Senate Consumer Protection Subcommittee is questioning leaders from several social media companies over the impact their platforms have on young users. Executives from Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube testified about algorithms, safety and efforts to protect mental health. CBSN technology reporter Dan Patterson has more.

The Senate Consumer Protection Subcommittee is questioning leaders from several social media companies over the impact their platforms have on young users. Executives from Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube testified about algorithms, safety and efforts to protect mental health. CBSN technology reporter Dan Patterson has more.