About the Council for Responsible Social MediaCouncil for Responsible Social MediaCRSM_db72f320-6201-11ed-ab70-6bc0f582ea00A crosspartisan group of leaders addressing the negative mental, civic, and public health impacts of social media in America.Issue OneWhy Issue One?For a decade, Issue One has been a leading voice in the effort to build a democracy that works for everyone. We have defended our elections against disinformation and disruption, advanced a modern and effective legislative branch, and built broad coalitions to strengthen democracy in the face of rising polarization. In each of these efforts, we have found ourselves pushing back against the destructive influence of social media on our democracy. We have approached this work from a crosspartisan discipline, uniting Republicans, Democrats, and independents in the movement to fix our broken political system — often through high-level bodies of leaders like the ReFormers Caucus, the National Council on Election Integrity, and the Faces of Democracy campaign. Now, Issue One is applying its experience and strengths to bring attention, energy, and bipartisan problem-solving to the challenges posed by social media.Social MediaSocial media promised to build a more interconnected, informed world. But now the harms the platforms are causing are exceeding the promise of greater improved conversation and global connectedness, and American democracy is at stake.Big Tech CompaniesThese harms are widespread: degraded mental health, especially for our children, growing political polarization, fragile democracies disrupted by propaganda, conspiracy theories going mainstream, and increased distrust of foundational institutions. How is this happening? The simple answer is that the Big Tech companies are operating with no serious accountability or oversight. and they are putting profits above the societal harms to our kids, for our communities, and to U.S. national security.Multi-Sectoral LeadersThe Council brings together a multi-sectoral group of leaders who are focused on finding solutions to the technological harms to our kids, communities, and national security.KidsCommunitiesPartisansThe Council brings together Republicans and Democrats, policymakers and members of the media, impacted communities and key stakeholders to elevate a bipartisan conversation and advance impactful, achievable solutions.PolicymakersMembers of the MediaCRSM MembersDick GephardtCo-chair | Fmr. Congressman (D-MO) and Majority LeaderKerry HealeyCo-chair | Former Lieutenant Governor (R) of MassachusettsDanielle AllenProfessor at Harvard University and Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for EthicsNora BenavidezSenior Counsel and Director, Digital Justice and Civil Rights at Free PressSophie BerenFound and CEO OF the ConversationalistJoel BervellTikTok disinformation specialist, member of White House Healthcare Leaders in Social Media Roundtable, 2021 TikTok “Voice for Change”Kristin BrideSocial media reform advocateSusan CoppedgeFmr. U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and Executive Director of the Georgia Legal Services ProgramJiore CraigHead of Digital Integrity at the Institute for Strategic DialogueRenee DiRestaTechnical Research Manager at Stanford Internet ObservatoryLinda DouglassFmr. Head of Communications for Bloomberg, Senior Vice President at Atlantic Media, and Communications Director in the White House’s Office of Health ReformLaura EdelsonPostdoctoral Researcher with Cybersecurity for Democracy at NYU’s Tandon School of EngineeringYael EisenstatVice President at the Anti-Defamation League, head of the Center for Technology & SocietyCraig FormanFmr. CEO and President of McClatchyMary Anne FranksProfessor at the University of Miami School of Law; President and Legislative and Technology Policy Director of the Cyber Civil Rights InitiativeDan GlickmanFmr. Secretary of Agriculture and Congressman (D-KS)Nancy GibbsFmr. Editor of TIME and Director of the Harvard Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public PolicyJosh GolinExecutive Director of FairplayPorter GossFmr. Director of the CIA and Congressman (R-FL)Jonathan HaidtProfessor of Ethical Leadership at New York University Stern School of Business, social psychologist, and best-selling authorChuck HagelFmr. Secretary of Defense & U.S. Senator (R-NE)Tristan HarrisPresident and Co-Founder of the Center for Humane TechnologyFrances HaugenFacebook whistleblower and tech expertSteve IsraelFmr. Congressman (D-NY), Director of the Institute of Politics and Global Affairs at Cornell UniversityChris KrebsFmr. Director of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security AgencyHerb LinSenior research scholar for cyber policy and security at Stanford UniversityNathaniel LubinFmr. Director of the Office of Digital Strategy at the White HouseClaire McCaskillFmr. U.S. Senator (D-MO)Sean McGarveyPresident of North America's Building Trades UnionsManu MeelCEO of BridgeUSABill OwensFmr. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. Navy AdmiralFarah PandithFmr. Member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, State Department Representative to Muslim Communities, and Director for Middle East regional initiatives for the National Security CouncilLeon PanettaFmr. Secretary of Defense, Director of the CIA, White House Chief of Staff, and Congressman (D-CA)Bruce PattonCo-Founder and Distinguished Fellow of the Harvard Negotiation ProjectAnjana RajanFmr. Chief Technology Officer of PolarisMaria RessaRecipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and CEO of RapplerReid RibbleFmr. Congressman (R-WI)Denver RiggelmanFmr. Congressman (R-VA) and Senior Staffer to the U.S House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack on the U.S. CapitolMichael RogersFmr. Director of the NSA and U.S. Navy AdmiralVivian SchillerExecutive Director of Aspen Digital, fmr. President and CEO of NPR, Global Chair of News at Twitter, and General Manager of NYTimes.comCraig SpencerDirector of Global Health in Emergency Medicine at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical CenterJason ThackerChair of Research in Technology Ethics at the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty CommissionTommy ThompsonFmr. Governor of Wisconsin (R), Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Interim President of the University of Wisconsin SystemNicole TisdaleFmr. Director of Domestic Policy for the National Security Council, White HouseDanny WeissChief Advocacy Officer at Common Sense MediaTom WheelerFmr. Chair of the Federal Communications CommissionIsabelle WrightFmr. Global Election Integrity Policy Lead at TikTokLayla ZaidanePresident and CEO of the Millennial Action ProjectImpactful, achievable solutions_db72f460-6201-11ed-ab70-6bc0f582ea00To address the negative mental, civic, and public health impacts of social media in America_db72f546-6201-11ed-ab70-6bc0f582ea00AccountabilityOversightTruthIn the same way that tobacco companies designed purposefully addictive products, marketed those products aggressively to teens and adults, and suppressed research about their product, today’s social media companies are obscuring the truth and preventing change.ChangeBipartisanshipWe need to adopt significant bipartisan solutions, and that’s exactly what the Council on Responsible Social Media is all about.Social Media ReformChange the national conversation around social media reform so it is focused on meaningful, achievable and bipartisan solutions_db72f618-6201-11ed-ab70-6bc0f582ea00As a unique and unified voice, the Council will change the national conversation around social media reform so it is focused on meaningful, achievable and bipartisan solutions. Here’s how we’ll do it:Policies & LegislationAdvocate for key policies and legislation with the Biden Administration, on Capitol Hill, and in select state legislatures across the country._db72f744-6201-11ed-ab70-6bc0f582ea001Biden AdministrationCongressState LegislaturesPressurePublicly pressure social media platforms to make meaningful platform and internal governance changes._db72f87a-6201-11ed-ab70-6bc0f582ea002Social Media PlatformsHearingsHold bipartisan public hearings — both in-person and virtual — that are open to the press and highlight testimony from parents, pediatricians, child psychologists, national security leaders and tech experts who can shed light on the impact of decisions being made inside the platforms._db72faaa-6201-11ed-ab70-6bc0f582ea003The PressParentsPediatriciansChild PsychologistsNational Security LeadersTech ExpertsResourceServe as a resource for the media, providing bipartisan insights, information, and quotes._db72fbf4-6201-11ed-ab70-6bc0f582ea004ReportersThe Council will point reporters and producers to academics, advocates, other stakeholders who also have bipartisan or nonpartisan credibility.ProducersAcademicsAdvocatesContentDevelop and strategically distribute powerful written and video content about the harms caused by social media._db72fd2a-6201-11ed-ab70-6bc0f582ea0052022-11-11https://issueone.org/projects/council-for-responsible-social-media/?utm_source=Movement+for+Humane+Technology&utm_campaign=6a8c90fbdd-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_11_09_06_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_df2ee1f826-6a8c90fbdd-79849538OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net