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Senator Pushes Bill To Curb 'Exploitative And Addictive' Social Media Practices

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee in March. He blames big tech for using "exploitative and addictive practices in order to get us to spend more time on their platform." Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Senator Pushes Bill To Curb 'Exploitative And Addictive' Social Media Practices

August 14, 2019 • The legislation by a freshman Republican senator would prohibit features like auto-play and infinite scrolling, used by social media companies to keep users on their platform longer.

Senator Pushes Bill To Curb 'Exploitative And Addictive' Social Media Practices

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