Social media platforms can be a real danger to children, in the way they are designed to keep them addicted to their phones and scrolling for hours on end. For many teenage girls, that means bombarding them with endless streams of videos about suicide, self-harm, eating disorders and negative body image.

But unaccountable tech companies have put virtually zero protections in place to stop kids being pulled into endless cycles of negativity, depression and self-hatred.

We are facing a crisis of teenage mental health in the United States and elsewhere. And yet, parents often feel helpless to intervene – having little or no idea what their children are exposed to every minute of every day on their phones.

But collectively, we do have power. Congress will act – but only if we come together and use our voice to demand change.

Imran Ahmed
CEO, Center for Countering Digital Hate