Markey: 'Instagram Is That First Childhood Cigarette'
September 30 2021 - 1:08PM
Dow Jones News
By John D. McKinnon
Sen. Ed Markey (D., Mass.), who was instrumental to getting the
landmark Children's Online Privacy Protection Act passed in 1998,
was expected to hit Facebook and its Instagram platform hard. He
did, comparing Facebook to Big Tobacco.
"Instagram is that first childhood cigarette meant to get teens
hooked early," he said. "Exploiting the peer pressure of popularity
and ultimately endangering their health. Facebook is just like Big
Tobacco, pushing a product that they know is harmful to the health
of young people, pushing it to them early. Also, Facebook can make
money. IG stands for Instagram, but it also stands for
'Insta-greed.'"
Mr. Markey took the opportunity to push several of his own
proposals for updating the original Coppa law, widely regarded as
inadequate for the age of social media.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 30, 2021 12:53 ET (16:53 GMT)
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