Biden criticises social media on child safety

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Biden criticises social media on child safety
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Biden criticises social media on child safety

In his State of the Union address US president says it's time to 'strengthen privacy protections, ban targeted advertising at children and demand tech companies stop collecting personal data' on children

US president Joe Biden has called on Congress to improve child safety on social media platforms by implementing new laws that ban digital platforms from serving certain ads targeted at children. ...

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