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Mark Zuckerberg Apologizes at Senate Hearing About Online Child Safety

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Mark Zuckerberg Apologizes at Senate Hearing About Online Child Safety

Mark Zuckerberg Apologizes at Senate Hearing About Online Child Safety

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.

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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.

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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).

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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.


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