Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stood up and apologized to the family during a US Senate meeting on Wednesday, where lawmakers acknowledged the technology company's dangers to children on social media platforms.
The tech company has faced intense anger from lawmakers who accuse them of not doing enough to prevent the dangerous effects of social media, including dangerous butcheries on children and suicide threats among teenagers.
At the request of Republican Senator Josh Hawley, Zuckerberg stood up, turned to the families holding photos of children they said were harmed by relationships, and spoke to them. I'm sorry for everything you've been through. "said the Facebook founder. "No one should have to go through what your family went through."
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“Mr. Zuckerberg, I know you and our company haven't meant it in the past, but you have blood on your hands. “Your products are killing people,” Senator Lindsey Graham told the leader.
"We are working hard to provide support and management to parents and young people to reduce harm. Keeping young people safe online has been a challenge since the dawn of the internet, and we must protect ourselves as criminals continue to change their tactics. Zuckerberg continues to evolve in his keynote speech to the board " said.
He added that according to research, "balanced" social media is not harmful to the youth health of young people." Because of the "emotion" of the relationship, he said, "there isn't a parent in this room who doesn't have a child...who hasn't changed before their eyes."
Ahead of the statement, Meta and X (formerly Twitter) announced new measures to examine the impact on young social media users.
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, said it would block direct messages sent to young people by strangers. By default, teens under 16 can only send messages or add to group chats from people they already follow or connect with.
