Proactive Policies for a Safer Digital Age.

An entire generation of Americans have grown up in a world of screens. From childhood memories captured and shared on Instagram and YouTube, through an adolescence shaped by TikTok, to early adulthood navigating the disruptions of AI in the job market, the impact of social media on young lives is undeniable.

Join Semafor’s editors, industry and policy experts to explore how online platforms can play a constructive role in communicating age restrictions for certain goods and services and the responsibilities and strategies of policymakers in effectively regulating social media use among young people.

 

When

September 4, 2024

Doors: 9:00 a.m. | Programming: 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.

Where

Washington, D.C.

Speakers

Gov. Kathy Hochul

(D) New York

Samuel Levine

Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection

Paul Rockwell

VP of Trust and Safety, Pinterest

Scott Gottlieb

Physician; Former Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (2017-2019)
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Shoshana Weissmann

Digital Director and Fellow, R Street Institute

Vera Eidelman

Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project

Craig Purser

President and CEO, National Beer Wholesalers Association

Moderators

Gina Chon

Senior Editor, Semafor

Amna Nawaz

Co-Anchor of PBS News Hour and Semafor Contributor

Keagan Lenihan

Vice President & Chief External Affairs Officer, Philip Morris International

PARTNER PERSPECTIVE MODERATOR

Location

901 F Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20004

 

9:00 a.m. ET
Doors Open

9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ET
Programming