This Wednesday, January 31, a hearing was held in the United States Congress to address the impact that social networks have on young people.
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For more than four hours, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, Snap, Discord and X testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee to analyze the actions that the technology giants carry out on child safety issues.
At the meeting, something that caught the attention was the appearance of Mark Zuckerberg, executive director of the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The image of the tycoon in the audience was somewhat different from how he generally appears in public.
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The Meta CEO, who is best known for his low haircut and solid-toned shirts, wore his light brown hair a little longer than normal. In addition, he was wearing a black suit, a white shirt and a gray tie (clothing in which he has already been seen on other occasions during his time in court).
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Zuckerberg’s statements
The executive director of Meta apologized to a group of relatives who claim that their children were victims of sexual abuse because of the internet.
“I’m sorry for everything you’ve been through. “No one should have to go through the things that their families have suffered and that’s why we invested so much, and we’re going to continue to make efforts across the industry to make sure that no one has to go through the things that their families have had to suffer,” he said. .
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In addition to Zuckerberg, Linda Yaccarino, representing X, was questioned at the hearing; Shou Zi Chew, as the face of TikTok; Snapchat spokesperson Evan Spiegel and Discord delegate Jason Citron.
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