Instagram CEO to testify before Congress next week on alleged harms to kids
By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times - Thursday, December 2, 2021
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri will testify before a Senate subcommittee next week about his company’s impact on children, two senators announced Thursday, as lawmakers probe the platform’s alleged dangers for kids.
Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat, and Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Republican, announced Mr. Mosseri’s first appearance before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee’s subcommittee on consumer protection, product safety, and data security. Ms. Blackburn has cited young girls’ risk of suicide and problems exacerbating human trafficking as issues she is scrutinizing at Facebook.
Previously, the committee gathered testimony from Antigone Davis, an executive at Instagram’s parent company Facebook, which has since reorganized as Meta, and from former Facebook employee Frances Haugen, who has accused Facebook of harming children.
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