{"id":2164177,"date":"2024-01-31T16:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T21:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tech-ceos-heavily-questioned-over-failure-to-protect-children\/"},"modified":"2024-01-31T16:19:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T21:19:42","slug":"tech-ceos-heavily-questioned-over-failure-to-protect-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tech-ceos-heavily-questioned-over-failure-to-protect-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech CEOs grilled over child protection failures"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftech-ceos-heavily-questioned-over-failure-to-protect-children%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2164177&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>12:02 PM \u2013 Wednesday, January 31, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tech chief executives \u200dof social media \u2062companies were grilled during a \u200bSenate hearing over their failure\u200d to protect children from exploitation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>On Wednesday, \u2062the CEOs of the social media platforms Meta,\u200b X, TikTok, Snapchat, and Discord faced \u2062tough questioning at a \u2062Senate hearing regarding their \u200cefforts to combat online child sex exploitation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a powerful opening, a video was \u2064shown featuring a child sharing their experience as a \u2062victim on a social media \u200bplatform.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI was sexually exploited on Facebook,\u201d said one child.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u200b Democrat chairman of the\u200c Judiciary \u200dCommittee, Dick Durbin, \u200dpresented statistics from the National Center for Missing \u2063and Exploited\u2062 Children,\u2064 revealing a significant increase in financial\u200d &#8220;sextortation&#8221;\u2062 cases, where predators manipulate minors into\u200c sharing\u2064 explicit content, over\u200d the \u2063past year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis disturbing growth \u200bin child\u2063 sexual \u2063exploitation is driven\u200d by one thing:\u2062 changes in technology,\u201d Durbin emphasized \u200cduring the hearing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the CEOs \u200centered\u200d the room, anxious parents held up pictures of their children, symbolizing the urgency of the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Lindsey \u2063Graham (R-S.C.) directly confronted Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, accusing him\u200b of having a &#8220;product that is killing\u200d people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMr. Zuckerberg, \u2062you and the companies before\u200b us, I know you don\u2019t \u2063mean\u2063 it to be so, but\u200d you have blood on your hands,\u201d\u2064 Graham declared. \u201cYou\u2063 have \u200da product that\u2019s \u200dkilling people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew \u200chad previously \u2063submitted a\u2063 testimony stating that \u200bTikTok&#8217;s community guidelines strictly prohibit anything that endangers teenagers \u200cor \u200cexposes\u2062 them \u200bto exploitation, and\u2064 they actively enforce these\u200c guidelines.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe make careful product design choices to help make \u2063our \u200bapp\u2064 inhospitable \u200dto those\u2062 seeking to\u200d harm\u2064 teens,\u201d Chew affirmed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to\u2062 Durbin,\u2063 criminals are exploiting these platforms to target children and share information about child sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg, \u200cwho\u2062 owns Meta, which includes \u2063Instagram and Facebook; Linda Yaccarino, \u2064CEO of X; Evan\u2063 Spiegel, CEO of Snapchat; and \u200bJason Citron, CEO of Discord, are all scheduled to testify later in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Spiegel highlighted that\u2063 Snapchat&#8217;s\u2063 parental controls \u2064mirror how parents monitor their teens&#8217; \u2064activities in the \u2062real world, respecting privacy while ensuring safety.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay informed! 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Wednesday, January \u200b31, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tech chief executives of \u2064social media companies were grilled during\u2062 a Senate hearing over their failure\u200c to protect children\u2064 from \u200bexploitation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>        <script><\/p>\n<p>            googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });<\/p>\n<p>        <\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>On \u2063Wednesday, the CEOs of the social media platforms Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat, and \u200dDiscord \u2063faced tough questioning at a\u200c Senate hearing regarding their efforts to combat online child sex exploitation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a powerful opening, a video was shown featuring a child sharing their experience as a victim on a\u2064 social media\u200c platform.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I was sexually exploited on Facebook,&#8221;\u200d said one child.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Democrat chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Dick Durbin, presented statistics\u200d from the\u200d National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, revealing a significant increase in financial &#8220;sextortation&#8221;\u2063 cases, where predators manipulate minors\u2062 into sharing explicit content, over the past year.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This disturbing growth in child sexual exploitation is driven by one thing: changes in\u200c technology,&#8221; Durbin emphasized \u2062during the hearing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the CEOs entered the room, anxious parents held up pictures of their \u200cchildren, symbolizing the urgency of the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) directly confronted Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, accusing him of having a &#8220;product that \u2063is killing people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. \u2063Zuckerberg, you and\u2064 the companies \u2062before us, I know you\u2062 don&#8217;t mean it to be so, but you have \u200cblood on your hands,&#8221; Graham declared.\u2062 &#8220;You have a \u200cproduct that&#8217;s killing people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>TikTok CEO \u2064Shou Zi Chew had previously submitted a testimony stating that TikTok&#8217;s community\u2064 guidelines strictly prohibit anything that endangers teenagers or exposes them to exploitation,\u2063 and they actively enforce these\u200c guidelines.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We make careful product design choices to help make our app inhospitable to \u2063those seeking to harm teens,&#8221; \u200cChew affirmed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Durbin, criminals are exploiting these platforms to target children and share information about\u200c child sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg, who owns \u200cMeta, which includes Instagram and Facebook; Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X; Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snapchat; and Jason Citron, CEO of Discord, are all scheduled to testify later in\u200b the day.<\/p>\n<p>Spiegel highlighted\u2062 that Snapchat&#8217;s parental controls mirror how parents monitor their teens&#8217; activities in the\u2063 real world,\u200c respecting privacy while \u2063ensuring\u2064 safety.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay informed! 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