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Actually get a metaverse that is a virtual reality world, and one that mark zuckerberg and facebook control. that idea alone is scary, regardless of how long it takes to get there. i dont know if i want that. >> among the things you write. one simple sentence, actually repeated and seen throughout this entire piece that you wrote. we can barely trust tech platforms with the internet and certainly cant trust them with virtual reality. when he talks about the metaverse, about virtual reality, firs...

>> so that next hearing on tuesday, youre broadening out, youre looking at these other platforms as well. do you view them in rank order? do you view facebook as the worst offender and others lower down? how do you handle that? >> for me the question is not whos the worst but how do we reform them all, not a race to the bottom. it should be a race to the top. and what i would like to see is there will be competition for who can be the best. instead what we saw over the weekend was a report that ...

Tell this podcast, severe severe and cnn senior media reporter darcy. welcome to you all. and this is something thats been emerging for years, right? not only are these echo chambers insidious but louder on one side than the other? >> right. and i dont think it comes as a surprise to anyone, including folks at youtube, their recommendation algorithm is really a radicalization machine. the question is what are they going to do good this problem? its one thing to recommend puppy videos to somebody...

So i must say, facebook saying it wants regulations is the height of disingenuousness. what we want is facebook in fact to cooperate in imposing legal accountability, piercing the shield of legal immunity that it has and other tech platforms have, we want to go and explore other tech platforms as well. were having tiktok, snapchat, youtube testify on tuesday. ive heard from parents, they see the same problem that occurs on facebook and instagram, eating disorders, online bullying, self-harm, eve...

Transparency into facebooks algorithms. how likely is it, in your view, that americas politicians will stand up to facebook and take action? by the way, politicians rely on facebook, often when theyre running for reelection. >> yes, they do, and they raise lots of money via facebook and they get many donations, and thats across the big tech world. were talking google or facebook or other tech platforms. the question is whether facebook will change on its own or whether the government will step i...

Facebook is facing a reckoning and facebook knows it. today unveiling new controls for kids using its platforms. clear public response to whistleblower testimony to congress revealing face covering executives know its platform has negative impact on its youngest users. more on the new controls in a moment, but first senator amy klobuchar demanding new laws. >> i believe the time for conversation is done and a time for action is now. basically for so long the social media companies have been sayi...

The damage in the meantime? >> what about all the damage in the meantime, and why does it take so much public blowback to make those common sense changes? the question now is, what is congress going to do? you have democratic senator amy klobuchar also speaking to our dana bash this morning on "state of the union." she says she appreciates cleggs w willingness to talk about things but remains skeptical. >> the time for action is now. basically the social media has been saying, and the other tech...

Social media, senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. senator, you just heard nick clegg lay out some possible facebook features. are you satisfied with what he wants to do, and what are the things congress should do right now? >> first off, i appreciate that hes willing to talk about things, but the time for action is now. for so long the social media companies have been saying, and the other tech platforms, trust us, we got this. look where we are now. the guy down the street tells me his mother-i...

Top lawmakers looking to rein in social media, senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. senator, you just heard nick clegg lay out potential policy changes for facebook. are you satisfied with what he wants to do, and what are the things congress should do right now? >> first off, i appreciate that hes willing to talk about things, but i believe the time for conversation is done and the sometime for action is now. basically for so long the social media companies have been saying, and the other tech p...

Saying and the other tech platforms, trust us. we got this. well, look where we are now. you know, the guy down the street tells me his mother-in-law wont get a vaccine because she read on social media that it would implant a microchip in her arm. we know that the majority of the people that arent getting vaccines read stuff on these platforms. we know about the violent content. >> so what can congress do? it is a rare bipartisan effort. republican senator john thune has sponsored several measur...