Patrick Kennedy Slams 'Addiction-for-Profit' Social Media and Gambling Companies: 'We Are Losing the Fight' | Video

The United States is failing its children by failing to protect them from addictive products, former Rep. Patrick Kennedy told "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker Sunday. "We've got to stop all of these intrusive addiction-for-profit companies from taking our kids hostage. That's what they're doing," Kennedy charged. The solution, he added, is to fight. Welker and Kennedy focused on the Kids Online Safety Act Sunday, which proponents argue would require social media platforms to take the safety of children under 16 more seriously. Concerns about censorship as a result of the . . .