Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial

7 hours ago by MicroWave to c/news

Arturo Béjar, former Meta safety engineer, tells jury tech company was aware of products’ potential harm to children

Meta has taken a “don’t ask, don’t tell” strategy when it comes to the safety of children on its social media platforms, according to a whistleblower who testified during a landmark trial against the company on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Arturo Béjar, a former Meta safety engineer, told the jury that the company was aware of the harm its products caused children, which included its recommendations pushing content from sexual predators and violent and graphic images. He said he repeatedly raised the issue to various Facebook and Instagram executives but that they did little to resolve it.

In his testimony, Béjar said his job often included him briefing Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, on product issues. He estimated that he spoke to the CEO at least 100 times. One email Béjar sent to Zuckerberg in 2021 showed the engineer warning of constant reports of harmful content and damage to teenage wellbeing on Facebook and Instagram. Béjar said he emailed Zuckerberg after the CEO publicly said the company doesn’t prioritize profit over safety.

vegeta 13 points 5 hours ago

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LemUser 6 points 5 hours ago

Wasn't one of the Facebook founders a child rapist? I seem to recall that fact from the movie.

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watson387 4 points 5 hours ago

No way!

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pigup 2 points 5 hours ago

shocked pikachu

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Nurse_Robot 2 points 4 hours ago

Evil company does evil things -> nothing happens

I'm so tired of this timeline

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