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Influence instagram has on teenage girls. what were senators most concerned about here? >> yeah, they were pretty peeved off with the instagram ceo today. they were sort of saying they weren't getting the transparency and commitments from him to be transparent about data. but senator richard blumenthal, who has been pretty sharp on this issue for the most part, asked a very good question, which was even when parents see things or just when any users see content on the platform that could be dangerous, and when they reported to instagram, facebook, meta, whatever you want to call it today, that...

One question i thought was pertinent came from senator richard blumenthal, and he talked about even when parents or people find really troubling stuff on the platform, maybe promoting eating disorders or things like that to their children, even when they report it, instagram seems to do nothing about it, have a listen. >> shouldn't children and parents have the right to report dangerous material and abuse and get a response, get some action? because we've heard harrowing stories from parents who tried to report and have heard no response. my office made a report and got no response until cnn m...

Saying he believes instagram can be a positive force as lawmakers allege the app does not do enough to protect its young users. as donie o'sullivan reports, the instagram chief's testimony comes after months of scrutiny over the harmful effects of instagram and facebook, particularly on young users. >> self-policing depends on trust. the trust is gone. >> reporter: the head of instagram facing a disturbing picture of his platform in and the harm it causes especially among kids. >> do you view the kids as a feeder way for people to get into your product? have you not -- have you not done things...

>> people actually had physical finance programs. it was part of the curriculum, a lot of that has been cut out. and that's why i salute what she's doing here with ms. reed. you've got to make that part of the development and character of young people. to grow up wanting to be healthy and having pitched that self-image. >> why shouldn't children across the country not have equally healthy food? >> it is important. here in school, though. >> yeah. >> i really think there has to be a national push for more exercise. >> absolutely. >> but also, we have to carve out more time for active exercise i...