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Unredacted Meta documents reveal ‘historical reluctance’ to protect children
Internal Meta documents about child safety have been unsealed as part of a lawsuit filed by the New Mexico Department of Justice against both Meta and its Newly unsealed documents reveal that Meta not only knew about the child safety risks on its messaging platforms, but also blocked or failed to prioritize implementing safeguards.
The documents, unsealed on Wednesday as part of an amended complaint, highlight multiple instances of Meta employees internally raising concerns over the exploitation of children and teenagers on the company’s private messaging platforms. Meta recognized the risks that Messenger and Instagram DMs posed to underaged users, but failed to prioritize implementing safeguards or outright blocked child safety features because they weren’t profitable. In June, Meta told the Wall Street Journal that it had taken down 27 networks of pedophiles in the last two years, yet researchers were still able to uncover numerous interconnected accounts that buy, sell and distribute CSAM.
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