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Gen Z Is Trapped in a Virtual Cage

While we can curse the darkness of the virtual cage our children are trapped in, things will likely not change until big tech are forced to change.
Gen Z Is Trapped in a Virtual Cage
In this photo illustration, a teenager uses her mobile phone to access social media in New York on Jan. 31, 2024. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Timothy S. Goeglein
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On Jan. 31, a groundbreaking hearing was held on Capitol Hill as the CEOs of five major social media platforms were called to testify (three only after having to be forced by subpoena) about the alleged harm—sometimes fatal—they have inflicted on America’s youth.

Timothy S. Goeglein
Timothy S. Goeglein
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Timothy S. Goeglein is vice president of external and government relations at Focus on the Family in Washington, D.C., and author of the new book “Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a National Nightmare and How We Can Revive the American Dream.”