Mark Zuckerberg Apologizes , at Senate Hearing About, Online Child Safety.
On January 31, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
offered an apology to parents in attendance
at a Senate online child safety hearing.
NBC reports that the Senate Judiciary Committee
Hearing focused on social media's negative impact
on the mental health of children and teens. .
Zuckerberg appeared at the hearing
alongside CEOs from TikTok, Discord, X and Snap.
NBC reports that Zuckerberg has
faced intense criticism for child safety
issues on multiple Meta platforms.
NBC reports that Zuckerberg has
faced intense criticism for child safety
issues on multiple Meta platforms.
Some of the issues Zuckerberg was questioned
about include drug deaths tied to his platforms, "nonconsensual sexually explicit images of children
on Instagram" and more, NBC News reports. .
I’m sorry for
everything you’ve
all gone through.
It’s terrible. , Mark Zuckerber, Meta CEO, via NBC.
Following his apology, Zuckerberg attempted to
reassure parents that the company was taking steps to
ensure children's safety on its social media platforms.
Following his apology, Zuckerberg attempted to
reassure parents that the company was taking steps to
ensure children's safety on its social media platforms.
This is why we invest so much
and are going to continue doing
industry-leading efforts to make
sure that no one has to go through
the types of things that your
families have had to suffer, Mark Zuckerber, Meta CEO, via NBC.
This is why we invest so much
and are going to continue doing
industry-leading efforts to make
sure that no one has to go through
the types of things that your
families have had to suffer, Mark Zuckerber, Meta CEO, via NBC.
Parents in attendance were
reportedly pushing for the passage
of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). .
NBC reports that KOSA would create a duty of care,
or a legally binding obligation to adhere to a standard
of reasonable care, for social media platforms.