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Report link at beginning of article:

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/...

https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/Social-Media-6b...

Edit: added link to pdf

> Based on the data collected, the staff report said many companies assert that there are no children on their platforms because their services were not directed to children or did not allow children to create accounts.

Funny how they have advertising cohorts drilled into every niche interest or happening, but they just can't perfect the technology to determine if someone is a child. Very elusive tech they've definitely been working day and night to implement for years.

Almost like they benefit from acting blissfully ignorant.

>they just can't perfect the technology to determine if someone is a child

Oh they do. It's a very valuable demo and doubtlessly they worked day and night for years to perfect it. They want to shape the malleable minds of lifetime consumers. They have, with great success, for nearly a century.

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