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Senate hearing with five social media CEOs was a missed opportunity
"Every year, we have an annual flogging. And what materially has occurred over the last nine years?"
The Senate floor was packed with the families of children who have been victims of sexual exploitation, mental health issues and drug overdoses via social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. Hawley proceeded by asking the CEO directly if he would set up a fund with his own money to pay the families of children who have been severely harmed from abuse they’ve experienced on Meta platforms. “Dozens of human rights, civil liberties, LGBTQ+, and racial justice groups oppose the reckless legislation being proposed in today’s hearing,” Fight for the Future Director Evan Greer said in a statement to TechCrunch.
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