Richard Blumenthal

Facebook is a black box that's designed by Mark Zuckerberg, Incorporated, Mark Zuckerberg and his immediate coterie, and the buck stops with him.

I'm very scared about the upcoming generation because when you and I interact in person and I say something mean to you and I see you wince or I see you cry, that makes me less likely to do it the next time, right.

There is a pattern of behavior that I saw at Facebook of Facebook choosing to prioritize its profits over people.

They need the tools. They need to be empowered...

It is also utter disregard and contempt for the Rule of Law and for the very legal structure that gives them that kind of protection.

Your being here really sends a profound message to our Nation that one person can really make a difference

If Facebook wants to discuss their targeting of children, ... I am extending to you an invitation to step forward, be sworn in, and testify before this committee.

I think there's a huge opportunity here to make social media that makes kids feel good, not feel bad, and that we have an obligation to our youth to make sure that they're safe online.

Thank you for an extraordinary testimony. I think that anybody watching would be impressed and much better informed and you have done America a real public service.

What is it about Facebook's tactics of hooking young people that makes it similar to what Big Tobacco has done?

Parents are anguished----

Reform of Section 230, so there's some legal responsibility, so people have a day in court, some kind of recourse, legally, when they're harmed by Facebook.

The Committee is in recess.

I think its actions and its failure to acknowledge its responsibility indicate moral bankruptcy.

In the end, the buck stops with Mark. There is no one currently holding Mark accountable but himself.

But Mark Zuckerberg's new policy is no apologies, no admissions, no acknowledgement, nothing to see here.

The buck stops with him.

Mark Zuckerberg ought to be looking at himself in the mirror today and yet rather than taking responsibility and showing leadership, Mr. Zuckerberg is going sailing.

Facebook exploited teens using powerful algorithms that amplified their insecurities.

Congress can change the rules Facebook plays by and stop the harm it is causing.

Their profit was more important than the pain that they caused.

Thanks, Senator Cantwell, and if you want to make your letter available to other members of the Committee, I'd be glad to join you myself.

Being honest and acknowledging that Facebook has caused and aggravated a lot of pain simply to make more money...

Facebook's failure to acknowledge and to act makes it morally bankrupt.

Facebook knew its products were harming teenagers.