"Look, what we have seen, Bill, is that tech companies care about one thing, and that's their bottom line. Time and time again, we have exposed what they are doing to children, what these algorithms do. Look, the data speaks for itself. Bill, I know that you have taken a look at this, but one in three high school young women last year said she actually considered death by suicide."
"Twenty-five percent of those young women actually made a plan, and then 13% of high school young women in America actually attempted death by suicide. When you add in young men that goes to 9%. Obviously this is beyond alarming. How many parents do we have to have come in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee and others telling us the heartbreaking story of losing their children before we act?"
Senator Katie Britt responded sharply after Aaron Rupar shared a short clip criticizing her for not smiling during a Fox News segment about social media and child suicides. Britt said she was discussing children dying by suicide and accused Big Tech of putting profits over people. Britt cited alarming statistics: one in three high school girls considered suicide, 25% made a plan, and 13% attempted suicide, with young men at 9%. Britt urged lawmakers to act, cited parents testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee about losing children, and commended Australia’s social media restrictions for minors.
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