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Zuckerberg questioned in the Senate, apologizes to families damaged by social networks

2024-02-01 07:51:44Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Zuckerberg questioned in the Senate, apologizes to families damaged by social

The CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, has apologized to families who say their children have been harmed by social networks, during a session in the US Senate.

"I'm sorry for everything you've been through, it's terrible. No one should have to go through what your families have suffered," said Zuckerberg, who runs Instagram and Facebook.

He and the heads of TikTok, Snap, X and Discord were questioned for nearly four hours by senators from both parties. Lawmakers wanted to know what they are doing to protect children online.

Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Cheë voluntarily agreed to testify, but executives at Snap, X (formerly Twitter) and messaging platform Discord initially refused and were served subpoenas issued by the government.

Behind the five tech bosses sat families who said their children had self-harmed or killed themselves as a result of social media content.

They made their feelings known throughout, hissing when CEOs walked in and clapping when lawmakers asked tough questions.

While the hearing focused primarily on protecting children from online sexual exploitation, the questions varied as senators took advantage of having five powerful leaders there under oath.

TikTok - which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance - CEO Mr Che was asked if his company shared US user data with the Chinese government, which he denied.

US Senator Tom Cotton asked Mr Che, who is from Singapore, if he had ever belonged to the Chinese Communist Party.

"Senator, I'm Singaporean. No," Mr Chew replied.

He added that as a father of three young children he knew the issues at hand were "horrendous and every parent's nightmare".

He admitted that his children did not use TikTok because of rules in Singapore which prohibit children under 13 from creating accounts.

But it was Mr. Zuckerberg, Meta's chief executive, came under the most scrutiny as he testified before Congress for the eighth time.

At one point, Republican Senator Ted Cruz asked, "Mr. Zuckerberg, what the hell were you thinking?" when he showed the chief technology officer a message on Instagram that warns users they may see child sexual abuse material but asks if they would like to "see the results anyway".

Zuckerberg said the "basic science behind it" is "it's often helpful, rather than just blocking it, to help direct them to something that might be helpful." He also promised to "look into it personally."

At the heart of the hearing was the companies' stance on legislation currently moving through Congress that aims to hold them accountable for material posted on their platforms.


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