Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is facing scrutiny over child safety issues, with states accusing the tech giant of failing to protect children online. Australia is being urged to impose multimillion-dollar fines on big tech companies if they fail to stop the spread of child sex abuse material. Local Meta executives admitted to a joint select committee that while social media was claimed to be 'safe and positive' for children, there were no local staff to police dangerous content. Parents have expressed outrage over Meta's sensational claim that social media is not harming children, despite issues like suicides, body shaming, and bullying. The company stated that teen mental health issues are 'complex and multifactorial.'
π¦πΊ Farcebook β«Despite suicides, body shaming and bullying, Facebook boss says, 'I don't think social media has done harm to out children' β«@JadeGailberger #frontpagestoday #Australia @theheraldsun π¦πΊ https://t.co/Oyu9bZoda1
π¦πΊ Face Crook β«Big Tech bosses deny harming kids β«Meta doubles down on news war β«@JadeGailberger #frontpagestoday #Australia @theTiser π¦πΊ https://t.co/PJgaKl9Eg3
π¦πΊ You Can't be Serious β«Social media giant denies harming our kids β«@JadeGailberger #frontpagestoday #Australia @couriermail π¦πΊ https://t.co/Lg3KkAwU2j
π¦πΊ Slap In The face β«Tech giants enrage parents with 'harmless' claim β«@JadeGailberger #frontpagestoday #Australia @dailytelegraph π¦πΊ https://t.co/ffPjcUrFYT
Tech giant Meta has sensationally claimed social media isnβt harming childrenβ saying teen mental health issues are βcomplex and multifactorialβ > https://t.co/ExP3THT6hR https://t.co/hBR2itH1KG
Slap in the face: Tech giants have enraged parents with the claim social media is not harming children. STORY π https://t.co/1ZuGL0nlQk https://t.co/hFfzwz7O5A
Local Meta executives told a joint select committee that social media was βsafe and positiveβ for children, while admitting the tech giant had no local staff to police dangerous content: https://t.co/u2IY2CHLw1 https://t.co/ZOKevr5OUR
Australia is being urged to hit big tech companies with multimillion-dollar fines if they fail to stop the spread of child sex abuse material online > https://t.co/x9CZIpgNPx https://t.co/RWaMhjxt9M
How Mark Zuckerbergβs Meta Failed Children on Safety, States Say | @nytimes https://t.co/KXnH3NoIrL