There's a lot to say here, but it's important that we recognize that young people are using digital media and, therefore, digital media must be designed for young people's use, and it's not right now. There are all kinds of privacy features, for example, and defaults that assume that the user is an adult, when we know that a very large portion of the users of social media and other digital platforms are not. They're minors. We can force industry to change some of their default features so that, for example, young people are less likely to be solicited by a stranger online. That could go a long way to protecting young people. We could also monitor environments in which young people meet online.
On September 24th, 2024. See this statement in context.