Will tech giants ever protect kids from social media?

About this episode

James O'Brien discusses the challenges of protecting children from social media and analyzes a contentious interview with Donald Trump.

James asks why politicians, including Keir Starmer, still seem so timid in tackling the harm social media can do to children. With callers from the tech world weighing in, he explores whether the safeguards already exist and why the biggest platforms so often fail to act. Later, he analyses an extraordinary interview between NBC's Kristen Welker and Donald Trump, which the president ended abruptly after branding Welker, NBC and the 2020 election as "crooked". This episode was recorded on the 8th of June. James O'Brien Daily is a Global production, available every week day on Global Player, or wherever you get your shows. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode.

People in this episode

Host: James O'Brien

Topics covered

• social media
• children's safety
• politics
• tech industry
• interviews
• media analysis

Keywords

• social media
• children
• Keir Starmer
• Donald Trump
• Kristen Welker
• NBC
• tech giants

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Organizations: NBC

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