# @smeharbinger on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C3lSBqvpCOR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11218761-smeharbinger-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/38525faeb5.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-02-20T20:21:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Harbinger (@SMEHarbinger) — https://gondola.cc/SMEHarbinger

## Caption

While chatting with friends, or scrolling through an infinite sea of Young Sheldon clips, the same platform fails to prevent spreading content involving child abuse. 

Despite growing concerns over the negative impact of social media on youth mental health and well-being, platforms like X, Instagram and Snapchat lack any structured regulation. With the large role social media plays in our society today, there is an urgent need for the United States government to enact more robust legislation to protect underage users from harmful effects of social media such as anxiety, depression, and self-harm. 

Attempting to raise awareness for such legislation, the U.S. Senate called a hearing with CEOs of the five biggest tech companies — Meta, Snap, Discord, X and TikTok — to appear at a hearing where Senator Ted Cruz accosted them for blatantly allowing content involving child-porn on their platforms.

To read more, click the link in bio. 

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