NBC’s reporting on protecting children from harmful content was undermined by an enormous omission: Melania Trump’s visit to Capitol Hill to advocate for children exposed to online exploitation.
Here is the report in its entirety, as aired on NBC Nightly News on Monday, March 3rd, 2025:
LESTER HOLT: All right. Let’s turn now to the ongoing legal battles facing TikTok. A major development in a lawsuit brought by 13 states and Washington D.C. Savannah Sellers joins me. Now, Savannah, this lawsuit alleges the app doesn’t do enough to protect young users.
SAVANNAH SELLERS: Lester, that’s exactly right. And today, in fact, a judge cleared the way for it to move forward. That judge also partially unsealed the complaint, and that allowed us to see what the D.C. attorney general says is never-before-seen data proving exactly what you mentioned, Lester-…
