00:00Behind us stands the Lost Screen Memorial.
00:03Not statistics, not avatars, not data points, children.
00:13Each name belonged to a child who was loved beyond measure, a child whose laughter once
00:20filled a kitchen, whose shoes once waited by a front door, whose future once felt limitless.
00:29And now their faces ask the world questions we can no longer avoid.
00:36How many more millions of children will be harmed by products that, while innovative,
00:42are still designed without sufficient safeguards?
00:45And when will children be able to enjoy the extraordinary potential of technology without
00:51it compromising their well-being?
00:54For too long we have accepted a dangerous bargain.
00:58That modern connection must come at the cost of the innocence of childhood.
01:06That innovation excuses injury.
01:10And that speed matters more than safety.
01:14But we would never accept this logic anywhere else.
01:19We did not tell parents to create their own seat belts.
01:23We did not ask children to test unsafe medicine.
01:28We did not shrug at poisoned water or defective toys and call it the price of progress.
01:34We acted, and now the world must act again.
01:40Because children today are being shaped by systems designed to capture attention at absolutely
01:45any cost.
01:47Relentless algorithms, exploitative engagement, and endless exposure to harmful content that
01:55they are not seeking out.
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