Ex-Meta Staffer Testifies Daughter Was Targeted on Instagram
· Technology · Bloomberg, NDTV
Arturo Béjar, a former employee who spent six years working on child safety tools at Meta Platforms Inc., testified before a jury that he failed to fully grasp the threats young users face on Instagram until his 14-year-old daughter was targeted on the platform. The testimony sheds light on internal safety shortcomings and parental visibility regarding online harms on major social media networks. The proceedings form part of ongoing legal scrutiny surrounding social media platforms and their impact on minors.
Why it matters
The testimony exposes internal limitations in tech platform safety measures for minors, intensifying pressure on Meta and other social networks to strengthen user protection policies.
Read the original report — Bloomberg
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