i m anderson cooper. you may have heard the u.s. surgeon general issued a warning that social media carries what he called a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescence. it s something all of us who are parents are worried about. because of a law passed in the mid-1990s, social media companies are shielded from almost all responsibility for the content their users post, no matter how untrue or harmful it may be. but now with billions of people online, the question is, have things spiraled out of control? we spoke with three families who are taking on some of the biggest social media companies in an uphill legal battle in an effort to change the way the internet works. some of the topics in the next hour including eating disorders and suicide and can be disturbing to watch. good morning. are you getting on, mom? yeah, let s get on. reporter: a tour bus through washington in spring is typically full of kids. oh, my. reporter
human behind the humor. thanks for joining us for the whole story. i m anderson cooper. you may have heard the u.s. surgeon general issued a warning that social media carries what he called a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescence. it s something all of us who are parents are worried about. because of a law passed in the mid-1990s, social media companies are shielded from almost all responsibility for the content their users post, no matter how untrue or harmful it may be. but now with billions of people online, the question is, have things spiraled out of control? especially when it comes to kids. we spoke with three families who are taking on some of the biggest social media companies in an uphill legal battle in an effort to change the way the internet works. we want to mention some of the topics in the next hour including eating disorders and suicide and can be disturbing to watch. good morning. are you getting on, mo
all right. so mine is going to be white for loss of a child. so wednesday, july 21st i went in the kitchen to put something in the fridge, and i can still picture that second i pulled the refrigerator door open and i bent down, and i saw her legs in the living room. and i ran over, and i turned her over, and i started screaming. i got her in the ambulance, and they brought her to the hospital. and they had called the detective to tell us that they couldn t save her. i d like you to take a good look around you, look at the sea of people. we would all agree that none of us chose this path. it chose us. we hold the social media
pop-up, you re more than your weight, here are some resources. and you re still seeing content beneath them. the company told cnn safety is of the utmost importance and 30,000 individuals work diligently to protect our community. good morning. it s so nice to see so many people here to support suicide reporting and intervention. but any changes are too late for celina. what are you registering for? steps for celina. thank you. mine is going to be white for loss of a child. so wednesday, july 21st i went in the kitchen to put something in the fridge and i can still picture that second i pulled the refrigerator door open and i bent down and i saw her legs in
there are good schoolteachers, but the majority don t care, it s a paycheck. these kids are from broken homes, they have them eight hours a day. what are they doing to change their life other than indoctrinating them with the information nothing, and this is the result. the soros backed d.a. in los angeles said this about criminals yesterday. judgmental about sometimes people making a mistake. we want to be judged not for the mistake for the rest of our lives, for bad decisions that we made at one point. we all make mistakes, and sometimes ones that are serious that we should be held accountable for. this is him leaving the refrigerator door open and the company kitchen.