# Will tech giants ever protect kids from social media?

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/will-tech-giants-ever-protect-kids-from-social-media
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/will-tech-giants-ever-protect-kids-from-social-media.md
Podcast: [James O'Brien Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-daily-7140035)
Published: 2026-06-08T17:19:00+00:00
Episode link: https://james-obrien-daily.captivate.fm
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/4b973da1-ab55-4f8a-ad6b-2aa849714bdf.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=3dc25db1-030b-4bf2-a725-90d94e43aa2a&aw_0_1st.episodeid=4b973da1-ab55-4f8a-ad6b-2aa849714bdf
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/episodes/will-tech-giants-ever-protect-kids-from-social-media
Duration seconds: 3422

## Resource

James asks why politicians, including Keir Starmer, still seem so timid in tackling the harm social media can do to children. With callers from the tech world weighing in, he explores whether the safeguards already exist and why the biggest platforms so often fail to act. Later, he analyses an extraordinary interview between NBC's Kristen Welker and Donald Trump, which the president ended abruptly after branding Welker, NBC and the 2020 election as "crooked". This episode was recorded on the 8th of June. James O'Brien Daily is a Global production, available every week day on Global Player, or wherever you get your shows. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/episodes/will-tech-giants-ever-protect-kids-from-social-media/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/will-tech-giants-ever-protect-kids-from-social-media.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.