Political Quotes

“we have known for years that Big Tech puts profit over our children's safety. Every parent will tell you this is an issue of concern for them. Now, in the case of Meta, it has become clear that the tech giant is more interested in making a buck off of our kids than protecting them from predators, pedophiles, traffickers, and abusers. On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, which I chair, heard from two courageous, former Meta employees who spoke about a deeply disturbing culture of deception at the company. They were among six whistleblowers, including two whistleblowers who currently work for Meta. These whistleblowers are sounding the alarm, and thank goodness they are courageous and they are stepping forward to help protect our children. Their testimony included hundreds of pages of internal Meta documents, and this shows just how far Mark Zuckerberg has been willing to go to bury evidence showing that his platforms actually harm children. As I said, hundreds of pages of documents show us and bear out how far Mark Zuckerberg will go to bury the evidence that his platforms harm children. Two of the whistleblowers are former safety researchers for Meta. As part of their job, they would meet with families who used Meta products, which include Facebook and Instagram. Through their research, they hoped to learn how safe these products truly are.”