host: we have calls for josh golin. if folks want to read more the website for fairplay is fairplay for kids.org. mary in wisconsin. mary is on our parents line. caller: good morning. parents need to say no to their children. big tech needs to realize all those people have their children -- that should be a red flag. kids nowadays cannot write a letter, you do not see them playing outside, unable to cultivate friendships in school. they cannot deal with their emotions in the development personalities that causes more bullies and children are spending more time at home, maybe not having a parent monitoring what they are seeing on a computer. i think the worse thing for the government will be -- would be to pay for people to have the internet. people having the internet are not learning anything. her going on websites that are bad -- they are going on the websites that are bad for their brains. the boy's brain does not mature into the air 28 years old and the girls 27 years old. the last things parents used to use babysit

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host: we have calls for josh golin.folks want to read more the website for fairplay is fairplay for kids.org. mary in wisconsin. mary is on our parents line. caller: good morning. parents need to say no to their children. big tech needs to realize all those people have their children -- that should be a red flag. kids nowadays cannot write a letter, you do not see them playing outside, unable to cultivate friendships in school. they cannot deal with their emotions in the development personalities that causes more bullies and children are spending more time at home, maybe not having a parent monitoring what they are seeing on a computer. i think the worse thing for the government will be -- would be to pay for people to have the internet. people having the internet are not learning anything. her going on websites that are bad -- they are going on the websites that are bad for their brains. the boy's brain does not mature into the air 28 years old and the girls 27 years old. the last things parents used to use babysitter

josh golin a leading independent watchdog of children's media and marketing industries. fair play hold count countries accountable for their design traces advocates for policies to protectt children on line in his role mr. golin speaks to parent professionals and policymakers about how to create a healthy environment. after we swear in the witnesses each one has five minutes for opening statements and senators will have rounds of question. let me ask of the witnesses stand -- to stand at the sworn in. please raise your right hand. do you swear the testimony you're about to give us the truth, the wholele truth truth d nothing but the truth so help you? let the record reflect the witnesses have answered in the affirmative. ms. bride if you will still -- please start. thank you chairman durbin ranking member graham and members of the committee. mylt name is kristin bride and m a survivor parent and social media reform advocate and member of the bipartisan counsel for responsible social media. i am testifying here today to bring a face to the harm occurring every day resulti

my name is josh golin and i'm executive director of fair play, an organization committed to building a world where kids can be kids right from the harmful manipulations of big techh and the false promises of marketers. we advocate for policies that would create an internet that is safe for young people and not exploitative or addictive. you've heard today from witnesses about a litany of online harms that it had a devastating toll on families in our society. these harms share a common nexus. big tech's business model and manipulative design choices. digital platforms are designed to maximize engagement because the longer they capture the users attention the more money they make by collecting data and serving targeted ads. as a result children are subject to manipulative design and relentless pressure to use of these platforms as often as possible. over a third of say they are on social media almosts constantly. overuse of social media displaces critical off-line activities like sleep, exercise, off-line play and face-to-face interactions which in turn undermines children's well-being