{"id":533905,"date":"2023-01-02T18:25:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T15:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/more-social-media-regulation-expected-in-2023-by-congress\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T18:25:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T15:25:21","slug":"more-social-media-regulation-expected-in-2023-by-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/more-social-media-regulation-expected-in-2023-by-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"#More social media regulation expected in 2023 by Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a1e917103e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a1e917103e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/more-social-media-regulation-expected-in-2023-by-congress\/#%E2%80%9CMore_social_media_regulation_expected_in_2023_by_Congress%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;More social media regulation expected in 2023 by Congress&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMore_social_media_regulation_expected_in_2023_by_Congress%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;More social media regulation expected in 2023 by Congress&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social media<\/a> giants can look forward to more government regulation in the new year. <\/p>\n<p>TikTok and other tech companies were in the crosshairs of Congress last year, and according to Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., that\u2019s expected to continue in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>Gallagher compared TikTok to \u201cdigital fentanyl\u201d on NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press\u201d on Sunday, adding that he views the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> as dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s highly addictive and destructive,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re seeing troubling data about the corrosive impact of constant social media use, particularly on young men and women here in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Congress passed a bipartisan bill banning the use of TikTok on government devices amid concerns that data obtained by the popular social-media app may fall into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/social-media-regulations-congress-2023-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen speaks during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, on Capitol Hill, in Washington.\" class=\"wp-image-25208054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/social-media-regulations-congress-2023-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/social-media-regulations-congress-2023-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/social-media-regulations-congress-2023-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen in front of the Senate Commerce consumer protection subcommittee\u00a0in 2021. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>TikTok, which attracts more than 1 billion views a month, has repeatedly said its US user data is not based in China, though those assurances have done little to quell concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, who was also on \u201cMeet the Press,\u201d said she thinks most people are unaware of how far behind the US is when it comes to social media regulation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is like we\u2019re back in 1965, we don\u2019t have seatbelt laws yet,\u201d she said, adding that social media platforms like TikTok, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube operate using similar algorithms, and that regulators should push for more transparency about how they work as a first step.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/social-media-regulations-congress-2023-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\" The logo of the TikTok application is seen on a mobile phone \" class=\"wp-image-25208169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/social-media-regulations-congress-2023-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/social-media-regulations-congress-2023-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/social-media-regulations-congress-2023-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rep. Gallagher called TikTok \u201cdigital fentanyl\u201d and said it should be banned nationally.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2021, Haugen leaked a trove of internal Facebook documents to the Wall Street Journal, the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission and Congress. It led to The Journal publishing a multi-part <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> that examined Facebook\u2019s exemptions for high-profile users, impacts on youth, the effects of its 2018 algorithm changes, weaknesses in the response to human trafficking and drug cartels and\u00a0vaccine misinformation, among other things.<\/p>\n<p>Lat year, Congress failed to pass the most aggressive bills targeting tech, including antitrust legislation to weaken Google and Apple\u2019s app store profitability and loosen their restrictions on developers, as well as recent sweeping measures that would protect kids online.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/social-media-regulations-congress-2023-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a remote video hearing held by subcommittees of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on &quot;Social Media's Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation&quot; in Washington, U.S., April 25, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-25208189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/social-media-regulations-congress-2023-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/social-media-regulations-congress-2023-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/social-media-regulations-congress-2023-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a remote video hearing held by subcommittees of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on \u201cSocial Media\u2019s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation\u201d in Washington, U.S., April 25, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Congress made some progress last year toward a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/energycommerce.house.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/bipartisan-ec-leaders-hail-committee-passage-of-the-american-data-privacy\">compromise bill on national privacy standards<\/a>, there still is much work to be done when it concerns how consumer data is protected.  <\/p>\n<p>Klobuchar told \u201cMeet the Press\u201d that while bipartisan support exists to pass such legislation, the tech lobby is so powerful that bills with \u201cstrong, bipartisan support\u201d can fall apart \u201cwithin 24 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are lagging behind,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is time for 2023, let it be our resolution, that we finally pass one of these bills.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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