Semafor: Age and Access in the Social Media Era

Featuring

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). Partner Perspective

Shoshana Weissmann, Digital Director and Fellow, R Street Institute

Vera Eidelman, 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

Overview

An Event Exploring Proactive Policies to Make Social Media Safer.

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.

More here: https://events.semafor.com/age-and-access-in-social-media-era/

Event Agenda

09:00 a.m.

Opening Remarks
Featuring: Bennett Richardson, General Manager and Head of Global Public Affairs, Semafor

Partner Session: View From PMI
Featuring: Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner 
In conversation with: Keagan Lenihan, Vice President and Chief External Affairs Officer, Philip Morris International

Balancing First Amendment Rights and Youth Protection 
Featuring: Vera Eidelman, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project; Shoshana Weissmann, Digital Director and Fellow, R Street Institute 
In conversation with: Gina Chon, Senior Editor, Semafor 

View From National Beer Wholesalers Association
Featuring: Craig Purser, President and CEO, National Beer Wholesalers Association
In conversation with: Amna Nawaz, Co-Anchor, PBS NewsHour; Semafor Contributor

View From Pinterest
Featuring: Paul Rockwell, Vice President, Trust and Safety, Pinterest
In conversation with: Gina Chon, Senior Editor, Semafor 

View From New York
Featuring: Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) New York
In conversation with: Amna Nawaz, Co-Anchor, PBS NewsHour; Semafor Contributor

View From The FTC
Featuring: Sam Levine, Director, Consumer Protection, FTC
In conversation with: Gina Chon, Senior Editor, Semafor

Closing Remarks, Program Adjourns
Featuring: Bennett Richardson, General Manager and Head of Global Public Affairs, Semafor