93% of teens use YouTube and 63% use TikTok, and 20% "almost constantly" [1] Imagine if 93% of _all_ people used TikTok "almost constantly", and imagine if the

93% of teens use YouTube and 63% use TikTok, and 20% "almost constantly" [1] Imagine if 93% of _all_ people used TikTok "almost constantly", and imagine if the content consisted almost entirely of misinformation causing instability at scale in alarming, obvious ways. Does it matter whether this outcome is driven by malicious foreign actors or uncaring algorithms optimizing profits? Shouldn't it be restricted on principle? Free speech should be protected for individuals and also groups at some scale. But why should entities with vast, nearly universal reach among the youth be permitted to delude them at scale to the detriment of our collective future? This can't be the right answer to free speech. [1] https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2023/12/11/teens-social-media-and-technology-2023/ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2023/12/11/teens-social...