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House Oversight Dem Slams Facebook for ‘Failure to Protect The Welfare of Its Users’
Madeline Leesman | Posted: Sep 22, 2021 4:45 PM
Democratic Chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), is requesting a slew of documents from Facebook concerning reports that the platform knowingly allows illicit activity and that top executives have knowledge of Instagram’s harmful effects on young users’ mental health.
In a lengthy letter released on Monday, Krishnamoorthi pressed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for documents surrounding the tech giant’s involvement in allowing sex trafficking content to be shared on the platform and called out Instagram’s plans to release an app geared toward kids, though internal documents show that the platform increases depression and suicidal ideation among teens.
“The Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy is writing to request documents and information about concerning reports of Facebook’s apparent failure to protect the welfare of its users, particularly women and girls,” the letter opens. “I am concerned by reports that: (1) Facebook has allowed its platform to be used for human trafficking and other illegal activity; and (2) Facebook has known of and disregarded Instagram’s detrimental effects on the mental health of teen girls.”
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In a lengthy letter released on Monday, Krishnamoorthi pressed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for documents surrounding the tech giant’s involvement in allowing sex trafficking content to be shared on the platform and called out Instagram’s plans to release an app geared toward kids, though internal documents show that the platform increases depression and suicidal ideation among teens.
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