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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee in March. He blames big tech for using "exploitative and addictive practices in order to get us to spend more time on their platform."

Senator Pushes Bill To Curb ‘Exploitative And Addictive’ Social Media Practices

By: Tim Mak | NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, August 14, 2019

The legislation by a freshman Republican senator would prohibit features like auto-play and infinite scrolling, used by social media companies to keep users on their platform longer.