President Biden plans to castigate social media companies for contributing to “a national mental health crisis” Tuesday night in his first State of the Union speech — while noting other factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been blamed for fueling record-high numbers of drug overdose deaths over the past two years.Biden will host former Facebook worker Frances Haugen, who accused the company of failing to censor misinformation and content harmful to teens, as one of his guests to underscore his attack on tech giants.“The president believes tech companies should be held accountable for the harms they cause,” a White House official told reporters on a call previewing the portion of his speech.
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