and emma lembke joins us.r of the log off movement, which is to get -- a movement to get kids offline. she testified before the senate last week. she's now a sophomore studying political science at washington university in st. louis. i want to go to part of what you told senators last week in congress. >> as my screen time increased, my mental and physical health sutter. the constant quantification of my worth through likes, comments, and followers heightened my anxiety and deepened my depression. as a young woman, the constant exposure to unrealistic body standards and harmful recommended content led me toward a disordered eating and severely damaged my sense of self. amy: emma lembke , a sophomore in college addressing the senate judiciary committee. thank you so much for joining us today. talk about exactly what happened to you? the amount of time you spent online and how it affected you psychologically? >> absolutely, and thank you for having me on today. i got my first social media account in the sixth gr

emma lembke. >> my name is emma lembke and i'm originally from alabama. i'm a sophomore studying political science at washington university in st. louis. i'm humbled and honored to be here today. i created my first social media account instagram in the sixth grade. a 12-year-old girl and the platform seemed almost magical but i began to spendlo more time on line. i was met with a harsh reality. social media was not magic. it was an illusion. a product that was predicated on maximizing my attention at the cost of my well-being. as my screen time increase my mental health of her. my were through likes comments and followers heightened my anxiety and deep in my depression. as a young woman the constant exposure to unrealistic body standards and harpo content -- harmful content led me toward disordered being that can severely damage my sense of self. no matter the harm incurred i'd have features like auto play and endless girls pulled me back into the on line world where i continue toca suffer. there are i remained for over three years. i would be scrolling f

my name is emma lembke from birmingham, alabama. currently i am a sophomore studying political science at washington university. i am humbled and honored to be here today. i created my first social media account, instagram coming in sixth grade. at 12-year-old girl, the platform seemed almost magical but i began to spend more time online, i was met with a harsh reality. social media was not magic. it was an illusion. a product that was predicated on maximizing my attention at the cost of my well-being. as my screen time increased my mental and physical health suffered. the constant quantification of my words through likes, comments, and followers, heightened my anxiety and deepened my depression. as a young woman, the constant exposure to unrealistic body standards and harmful recommended content led me towards disordered eating and severely damaged my sense of self. but no matter the harm incurred, i didn't features like autoplay and the endless scroll, to hold me back into the online world where i continued to suffer. there i rema

i want to thank them for continued support and work in this area, and to emma lembke, log off is exactly what we need. and i am going to go a little outside my lane here, and suggest that we have you and a number of your supporters, and members, back here. and that we do a little more with you talking to my colleagues, which i think will overcome the massive number of lobbyists that now big tech has. and uh, you know, kristen, you have been such an eloquent and moving advocate, but like you so have been, many of the parents have set with senator blackburn and me, and those conversations and meetings have been some of the most really powerful moments. i would invite you again to come back. i know that for both of you, and for others in this position, it is difficult to do, because you are living that pain. you are going through that loss. and so, i want to thank you for your continuing effort and i would like to invite you back to the earn it act and kids online safety act. these are the least we could do. the least we can do to help begin protecting against big tech. and uh, the chairman