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At the same time, theyre doing close to nothing to protect their young users from harmful content.

Apparently, many companies said since the services were not directed to children, there were no children present.

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The FTC believes this was a way to avoid complying with the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act.

Instead, these firms were treating teens the same as adults.

They also lobby governments, framing their arguments around free speech.

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