Zuckerberg apologizes for harm caused by social media at Senate committee hearing

美 상원, SNS 빅테크 CEO들 소환 메타의 저커버그 공개 사과 We begin today in the U.S., where Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized to families of young victims affected by social media use at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. The hearing began with recorded testimony from both the families and those directly affected by exposure to exploitation on social media, which led to suicide or self-harm. In a heated and emotional question and answer session with Zuckerberg, Republican Missouri Senator Josh Hawley asked the Meta boss to apologize to the families of victims who held up the pictures of their children. Zuckerberg said no one should go through such an experience and that he is “sorry for everything you have all been through.“ He added that Meta is continuing its efforts to protect children online. Meta is being sued by dozens of states for addictive features on Instagram and Facebook, and for failing to protect youths from online predators. The CEOs of TikTok, X, Snap, and Discord also attended the hearing. CEOs of major social media companies, Meta, TikTok, X, Snap and Discord were summoned to provide testimonies. #Senate_committee_hearing #Senate_Judiciary_Committee_hearing #Mark_Zuckerberg #Economy #UnitedStates #social_media #Meta_CEO #apologize #미국상원 #저커버그 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2024-02-01, 09:00 (KST)