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Hearing — am glad that we are having this hearing today. big tech has transformed the information super highway— transformed the information super highway into a super spread of harmful— highway into a super spread of harmful content, invasive surveillance practices and addictive and damaging design features. data is and damaging design features. data is ijil and damaging design features. data is big tech's most valuable commodity and by collecting far more user data _ commodity and by collecting far more user data than they need, big tech platforms — user data than they need, big tech...

For house republican leader kevin mccarthy. this will be a big test for house judiciary ranking f member jim jordan. my former boss, chuck grassleyck from iowa g has delivered the republican votes inn the senate. where mccarthyta and jordan stands on this crucial bill to hold tech accountable. >> so a lot hangs on thise quickly. >> if you're following at home and you're not deep inn the minutia of congress, when can we look for this to become a major news story? when's the vote? well, there hasn't been a vote chuckk schumer needs to schedult the vote in the senate. vthe votes are there. chuck ...

Of those are on the list. alll of those are starting toe work on now the irs releasing the taxpayers audits whengo they go forward. how can they release fw somebos taxpayers information that also needs to be investigated because the irs is being used americans. t' buts what we're going to do w let's be very clear. we're going too have commitmenti to america ton join with us. we're going to make america energy independent. we're going to secure our borders. we'veo seer of parents bill of rights. to hold the big tech accountable that they can't be kicking people off platforms because they disagr...

Powerless, a loss of control. they want to stop the auto play, for example. they need more tools to do it. and so we want to hold big tech accountable with that standard of care and a requirement that the social media platforms impose as a default setting the safest possible procedures. that standard of care, more transparency, giving parents tools so that they can take back control and opt out of the

Bad stuff is happening, and... you're the new tobacco, whether you like it or not. and you've got to stop selling the tobacco. >> reporter: 15-year-old mason bogard died after apparently attempting a choking challenge he saw online. his mother, joann. >> i think now is the time for congress to pass the legislation so that we can hold them-- big tech accountable for these things that they're letting slide through. they're harming our kids. >> reporter: ahead of the hearing, instagram announced new safety tools that will encourage teens to take a break after prolonged use and will soon roll out ...