FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
David Monahan, Fairplay [email protected]
Natalia Garcia, Common Sense Media, [email protected]
Jeff Chester, Center for Digital Democracy, [email protected]
MEDIA ADVISORY
Parents, teenagers, AAP President and experts to share their stories and expertise with FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Head Sam Levine, with introductory remarks by FTC Chair Lina Khan
February 28 event to be hosted by Fairplay, Center for Digital Democracy, Common Sense Media, and Design It For Us
Washington, DC – Feb. 27, 2024 – Leading child safety advocacy groups are hosting an online listening session with the Federal Trade Commission as the rulemaking deadline for the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) approaches. Affected young people and parents, and experts including AAP President Benjamin Hoffman, MD, FAAP and Dr. Omni Cassidy, Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine will share their stories and insights into the harms to children of the social media business model.
Event: Listening to the Harms from Exploitative Digital Business Models
Hosted by: Fairplay, Center for Digital Democracy, Common Sense Media, and Design it For Us
Who: Parents who have lost children, young people who have been harmed, and national experts will share their stories and expertise with the FTC staff.
When: Listening Session Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 1-2 PM ET.
Q & A with conveners, parents, young people and experts 2-2:30 ET.
Where: https://us02web.zoom.us/
Registration required
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