Meta safety whistleblower: company ignored child harm, Zuckerberg warned
TL;DR
A former Meta safety engineer testified that Meta knew its platforms harmed children and kept a 'don’t ask, don’t tell' approach, saying he warned CEO Mark Zuckerberg about ongoing harmful content and emailed him after Zuckerberg publicly claimed safety was prioritized. The 29-state lawsuit accuses Meta of designing addictive products and collecting data on under-13 users, while Meta contends it bans under-13 accounts and has safety tools. If liable, damages could reach up to $200 billion and may force product-design changes; testimony continues.
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