Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg apologises to families in fiery US Senate hearing | BBC News
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- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to families who say their children have been harmed by social media, during a fiery hearing in the US Senate.
Mr Zuckerberg - who runs Instagram and Facebook - said "no one should go through" what they had.
He was questioned along with the bosses of TikTok, Snap, X and Discord for almost four hours by senators from both parties.
Lawmakers wanted to know what they are doing to protect children online.
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Parents also need to take responsibility for not monitoring their children activities on the internet. They have tools on phones and tablets to block what your child can access. Also parents should go check the history to make sure the child is being safe when searching online
There's always ways around that stuff but yes parents must take responsibility. It's a shame though, the current generation of parents didn't grow up in this social media landscape
Thays a full-time job on time of parenting and working. Nobody has the time to be checking everything kids do all the time. Maybe rich people who dont have to work.
@@sleepyatdawn7648 if parents can’t manage to supervise their children they should have them.
@@quill9105 no I don’’t. Times have changed since I was a child, my parents supervised my school work, were I was when outside. If I left the front of the house I had to let them know. I knew then it was for my safety because they took the time to explain things to me. You can’t just give your child a phone or iPad and think that’s it.
Dumb dumb the prob is these safe spaces aren't safe because the companies only filter main stream porn that's ot a lot more dangers out there and there still using tech from 1990 for child protection.
Delete your profile and leave the platform. I did 8 years ago and never looked back.
I still have mine up, but I left using it myself in about 2006 and it was one of the best things I ever did!
@@letitbesummer6536 I deleted all of it. This is genuinely the only platform I use. Mainly for vehicle repair videos. But you certainly find out who your friends are when you still speak to them
Agreed. Who even uses FB nowadays? It's a dying platform only inhabited by bots and racists. I've not used it in YEARS and I don't know anyone who does.
@@Starmer_Crushed_The_Far_Right agreed. It was great at first because you could stalk ex school "friends" and either gloat or be jealous of their life. Marriages got destroyed by hooking up with an old flame and it's like Jeremy Kyle with some families. Absolute waste of time
@@hedley326
All very true 👍
NO one is blaming parents?
Imagine thirty years ago, a tv station being blamed because you let your kid watch an R rated movie at home?
That's exactly what this is!
PARENTS, raise and mind your children, for the love of god if not yourselves!
Oddly enough, people blamed TV broadcasts/ stations for similar stuff.
We, as humans, blame others for our mistakes or wrongdoing. It's our nature.
In the good old days we censored for ourselves, and our children! IT IS RETARDED now! We just changed the channel or made kids play OUTSIDE!@@IMZ44
the difference is no one can directly contact your child through the TV. No one can take an image of your childs face and figure out who they are with a few other details through cable. Use your brain and listen to what they are talking about, cyberbullying and sexual advances.
All the more reason to RAISE and MIND your children when online! THAT is your responsibility as a parent!@@Spliceozome
Exactly can't do nothing on youtube because people don't watch there kids
A lot of politicians grandstanding, but no regulations for social media to protect minors.
Or crazy idea, parents parent. Kids aren't meant tk be using social media by its own rules
@@firstname4865 Both. Parents need to parent AND there must be regulation by the State. Social media companies, or any company for that matter, can't be expected to police themselves.
@@Anil18834 yeah if you let your child drink wine, would you blame a company for it having alcohol in it.
@@firstname4865 It's not about that.
1. I'm agreeing with you on the point of parenting. There's no need to get belligerent.
2. The reason companies cannot be expected to police themselves is because we have a free market. These companies have a fiduciary obligation to their shareholders. The more eyeballs, the higher the revenue. It puts them in an impossible situation for the public to expect them to police themselves and do what's right for society, while simultaneously do what's right for shareholders, which is actually what they're required to do.
All I'm asking is for legislators to do the, as of late, unthinkable: their job and legislate.
You didn't lose your child to social media. You lost your child to your own neglect
100 %
Too many parents lazy parenting with devices, and no checks.
My teens each have a phone and we also have a playstation, but they're highly monitored and filtered.
There are parental controls in place on all devices. For example I have my kids accounts linked with mine so I get all their emails and notifications. The ps and computer are in the common areas, so I can hear what they're doing.
I also have an app that gives me a weekly breakdown of their online history and activity.
There are security pins and filters etc so i dont understand how the parents are not picking up on issues!
Its also important that you have a good relationship with your kids. I make sure my kids understand they can tell me anything and not be judged. I'd rather they came to me immediately if something was wrong than hide it out of fear.
@@kizzy2874
What do you want, a good star.
Not all parents are in the same situation as you.
Your way off the mark.
@@honourthefire9182 what's my situation?
A pass code and a parental filter doesn't even require me to be there lol.
And if you can't manage these things just don't have social media.
What about children who don't have parents?
@@mithunramgati1448 what about deez
A parent that doesn't understand the danger and nature of the Internet needs training.
A social media sites that allows inappropriate content on their sites needs shutting down.
i think we should look at it from broader population of parent.. some parent doesnt care if their kids is bullying or being bullied cos they are already having enough things to deal with day to day (and/or) dont give a shit totally. so there will always have a toxic user online. I dont think its fair to blame everything on Meta too, considering theres always a way to stay online
@@Starmer_Crushed_The_Far_Right Ah! Too Nancy Reaganish for my taste.
@@examplenameyoutube Clearly you're a danger to small children because inappropriate content aimed at children should be and can be stopped at the source and not allowed to be shared via online social media sites. If they can police offensive words they can police images and videos. It's not rocket science.
@@morpher44 Ironically every woman you tried to date "JUST SAID NO". 😄😄😄
Parents need to be accountable too. Those phones don't get bought be themselves.
They're literally not even allowed to ha e social media accounts. Parents know they have them. Which is like saying you know they have alcohol
It´s easier to buy your kid a smartphone than educate and raise him... people gets more lazy and stupid every day
What about children who don't have parents?
Parents are no longer responsible for educating their children? Let me guess, they trust tv and social media to do that and then they have someone to blame for their failure.
That’s quite unfair. Yes, parents should raise their children to be aware of the dangers of social media use but those dangers are created by companies like meta (and RUclips for that matter).So by analogy then no government should impose age restrictions on buying alcohol as most kids have parents which would somehow mean that if the kids become alcoholics it’s their parent’s fault. You might as well let companies sell anything. Why not let them sell snake venom and leave it up to parents to have to deal with it? Ridiculous
@@dimitrispetrou5583its not unfair in my opinion. Parents are the ones responsible for keeping their kids safe from the dangers of our world, because it is not possible to make the entire world a safe space for kids. Predators lurking o social media aside, lazy parenting where the entertainment of the kids is outsourced to tablets and smartphones is awful for the kids. They grow up addicted to low effort, passive entertainment. They are not going to develop well, they will not be able to learn anything that takes focus and effort. Social media and tech companies are rotten for sure, but they cannot fix bad parentig.
Parents aren't fully aware of the risks that come with these platforms, and trying to prevent children from accessing technology like this is a futile task in today's world.
What about children who dont have parents?
What about children who dont have parents?
Kids shouldn't be using social media, and parents should not be blaming others for not taking accountability to monitor their kids social media
Parents need to take responsibility for their
except social media wants them to be there and targets them to be there because they make profit out of it. it's not like they are innocent.
Easier said than done... its like drugs😂
Oh yes just a simple answer. Parents need to monitor it and then everything would be just fine.🙄🙄🙄🙄 Naïve
@@riskinhoshow does Facebook, X etc target children?
Blame the parents. I think social media's role in society in general needs to be reevaluated
Sadly it won't be.
Too many people are addicted.
Which is what these platforms want.
Or should I say its what Zuckerberg wants.
I'd say his wish has been granted.
Why not also hold the people getting rich accountable?
If 24% of insta users between 13 and 15 recieved unsolicited sexual messages within the past WEEK thats a systemic issue with Instagram... that should not just be allowed to go on and parents be scape goated for allowing their children to use an app which is now an institution among young people.
If I was a teen and my parents had banned me from using it I'd have found a way. I guarantee it.
The world would be a happier place without smart phones and social media.
It is not possible to control everything kids watch .
@@lenkamuhammadova1463 it is when they don't have access to these platforms!
Ive been thinking about this for a long time. Would u blame knife manufacturer when ur kids got accident with the kitchen knife? would parent need to blame the manufacturer and ask them to make a duller or safer knife? or should it be parents guidance to kid on how to use the kitchen knife properly? or should the kids just dont use the kitchen knife entirely if they are not suitable?
Knives arent branded twords children. They're purpose built to be dangerous. Social media is branded at young people as a safe fun place where all their friends are.
No disrespect but that analogy is terrible imo.
@@sydlawson3181yes but social media isn’t designed specifically to facilitate bullying. How social media is used isn’t entirely the fault of the social media companies but the users. Of course, moving forward, the social media companies could put better controls in place to limit negative uses of sm
@@rezag8369 it isnt "designed" for children yet I constantly get Tiktok and insta adds with what look ike 13yo's dancing around?? If you market a product for children you have a responsibility to either make that product safe for them or market to an older age group.
Tech companies themselves arent even arguing these platforms are strictly for adults so idk why you are??
Prifit margines are obscene for these companies. They could absolutely afford to staff more people to make these apps safer for kids they just feel zero incentive to wthout legislation.
That or they need to age restrict them. Either way something has to change.
@@rezag8369 it isnt just about bullying the far bigger concern is sexual predators and the innability of these platforms to both reliably remove child porn when it's posted to their sites as well as people actively trying to sext/meet with children.
These companies make such obscene profits they could absolutely afford to deal with these issues better but they feel zero incentive to do that because it would cut into their profit margines.
That is why we need legislation. They refuse to do it themselves.
@@rezag8369 social media is designed to be intrusive, addictive, and amplify whatever behavior one person is doing a 1,000-s fold. In other words, using your analogy, when we use knives for cutting they remain a passive object, unlike the internet.
None of the senators put any of the burden on the parents, nor upon the people who actually posted the offending content. Apparently in their views, if someone blows a trumpet which results in a noise complaint, their default option is to blame the maker of the trumpet for having insufficient safeguards to prevent people from hearing trumpets or from putting the trumpets in the hands of those who would blow a trumpet which could generate noise complaints
The parents are too busy trying to get the schools to stop putting explicit materials in their libraries😂😂😂 Facebook is has become synonymous with pedophile activity over last decade. They need to be sued and dismantled.
O an apology, and he gets to keep all the money, isn't that normal for these United States.
Reparations are the preview of Civil court.
It's the same all over, profit before people but the U.S is home to the social media giants. You're even using an American social media website right now.
What i find particular funny is that Lindsey graham's opening statement could be lifted word for word for guns as well, but he doesn't seem bothered by it when guns kill more children in America than social media apps. Not saying social media apps dont have problems tho
It’s so easy for parents to blame social media but rather look at themselves! Nothing would happen with a child if a child not feeling alone and feeling safe at his own home around his family
Insert “firearms” in place of “social media” and the hypocrisy starts to show
What about children who dont have parents?
no details on what happened, or what they are actually going to do about it.
That hearing wasn't particularly flattering for the senators. They were a bit bumbling again. They're questions were valid but they often could have been asked much better. Also maybe it's because I am not American but the constant invocation of "the American people" as if they are clairvoyants who can tell the general will of their entire country is pretty repulsive.
As a Republican….. in Northern Ca.
Him and his wife have a hospital that services many people and I thank them for that. He apologized even though legally not “recommened”. Woke was a mistake.. cancel culture was a mistake. I respect him for apologizing but he created this even though he never intended to hurt anyone.
Is this not… anti-Semitic 😱😱😱😂😂😂
this is what happens when ethics is replaced with profit..
Well said mate 👊
Countries should invest more to cybersecurity police and parents should monitor their children. The way I see it, they are blaming these social media companies and force them to do something about it while the country and parents don't even do anything beside complaining and avoiding accountability.
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For the first time, mark actually looks human.
That's his AI double, sorry!
@@asan1050agreed! I love that comment
@@thepsychosuperman😂
His words and especially his actions are inhumane.
Mans a monster.
I’ve seen 100 times worse stuff on Discord but it’s Meta that gets the heat 🙄
Coz republicans want to go after the mark who supports the democrats. Trust me the republicans won’t go hard on Elon musk since he supports conservatives and the republicans
Discord has some nice Dank memes, no weaklings and soys allowed
@@smartasskickass4260 oh how nice a supporter of child pornography and animal mutilation. May you rot in hell you disgusting pervert
@@smartasskickass4260 pedophiles like you would like discord
Russian social media like VK and Telegram are way worse.
I watched most of the C-Span feed of the hearing, and the apology was newsworthy because it was pretty much the only time in the whole hearing that any of those 'testifying' could actually get a word in to say anything without being interrupted by someone imposing a poorly researched view. Zuckerberg actually managed to say 2-3 whole sentences without getting flooded with wildly unsupported speculation. One of the senators did not even speak about exploitation concerns at all, and merely pushed forward conspiracy theories that have long been debunked, like some crazy uncle who went off his meds just for the hearing. Most of the senators speaking were an embarrassment to any American, and the CEOs being trash-talked to their face showed a profound amount of restraint in responding, what little chance they had to respond.
The tech companies are saying sorry now, AI of the future will not.
Dog and Pony show. Nothing to see here. Politicians grandstanding but yet, do nothing to actually keep children safe from school shootings. I'm sure in lieu of actual legislation they will promptly be sending thoughts and prayers that only last as long as they can say the words.
They Demand Accountability from Social Media but not the NRA 😂
Installing a bullying or abuse button inside the app could help. Anyone experiencing such bullying or abuse can press (live) that button for direct and immediate intervention.
Brilliant idea 👍
Good luck with that that require massive amount of staff. .
Maybe A.I.
Or, there could be a "character assassination" button for anyone you want to character assassinate. There could also be a "witch" button for anyone you want to accuse of being a witch.
@@Halauris something like half of Twitter’s staff was monitoring and censorship 😂
Truth is “body positivity” makes instagram the most money so why mess with it. It’s business
Kids should rather turn to RUclips cos it's more secured
Businesses often state that they do not hold responsibility for any stolen/lost belongings, so wouldn't it be fair for intellectual information to an extend?
Of course they deny wrongdoings. It's called liable.
It's called greed Eisenstein.
@@stevenmoore3480
Yeah, because having to pay for being responsible has nothing to do with Greed huh? Moron.
Nothing about censoring unpopular Political views?
The irony is that these companies put more effort into censoring controversial political views than they do at combatting child predators and cyber criminals.
Never mind Zuck, Senator Tom Cotton repeatedly asking Shou Chew about his nationality and asking if he had a Chinese passport when he has always been Singaporean, was extreme racism by an elected official.
What an irrelevant statement?!!! Companies are not responsible for your children. Don't have kids unless, you take responsibility.
These US senates have a collective IQ of 20. How are they sitting there with the audacity to talk down to few of the greats. Mindblowing to watch LMAO
Clown take from the Washington correspondence, maybe the select committee was united in this but i dont think any sane person can say that congress is going to be able to pass any law regarding this.
The problem is whenever we report something it always says “doesn’t go against community standards”.
Agreed. This comment section is filled with bots. I report them as spam and nothing happens because it's profitable for YT to keep allowing them to post. It helps the engagement statistics and that translates directly to end of year profits and high shareholder payouts. Welcome to the 21st century. It's profit before people.
Exactly
Is that an apology?
AI apology
lol everything is matrix game 😂
THE PARENTS, THE ONLY RESPONSIBLE.
My daughter is 11 and she has no cell phone but I know other kids whose parents don’t even care about letting them spend hours & hours on social media, they even let them sleep with their stupid cellphones or tablets in their rooms.
ONCE AGAIN PARENTS, WE ARE THE ONES IN CHARGE OF OUR OWN CHILDREN FOR GOD’S SAKE! SO, IF A CHILD ENDS UP DEAD OR MISSING, HOLD THE PARENTS ACCOUNTABLE & NO BODY ELSE. THAT’S WHAT IT HAS TO CHANGE FIRST!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
So how could your daughter call you in an emergency? Would she have to ask a STRANGER DANGER for assistance? That's not very good parenting skills.
Negligent parents and people who don't want to take responsiblity for their actions. So tired of these witch hunts.
That doesn't take away the fact that there is an abnormal amount of pedophile activity on Facebook. Facebook should not allow that no? Your comment is that of a complete moron.
Funny how before diversity made us stronger, we had less crime, better wages, affordable housing, better health care, rigorous education, less social angst, no fixation on racism, more national confidence, and grooming just mean't personal hygiene.😐
You have hit the nail 100% on the head.
Our education system is going in the wrong way. Time to fix / Reform the educational system.
They do not control the educational system, so how can they reform it🤔
They do not control the educational system, so how can they reform it?
AI education would be a good start. What could possibly go wrong with having a algorithm teach the youth of tomorrow?
They do not control the educational system, so how can they reform it?
They do not control the educational system, so how can they reform it?
@@Starmer_Crushed_The_Far_Right
This us fucked up. Big tech needs to do more to keep users of all age and demographics safe. Especially kids ofcourse
Where were these parents while their children were getting bullied and sucked in? I’m not saying they are to blame, but they are partly responsible!
It's the PARENTS' fault. Don't have kids if you CAN'T do YOUR job. Stop BLAMING others.
Why doesn’t RUclips CEO Neal Mohan get a hearing for promoting hateful rhetoric on RUclips?
2:55 the video editors were having some real fun 😂
When something bad happens to their kids, parents always blame someone "outside". True that social media is ruining society...but is also true that lazy parents are letting the tablet and the phone do the parenting. They use the easy way to make the kids behave. Kids are not supposed to spend hours staring at a screen, unsupervised to make it worse. So, the ones to blame are actually the parents that were too lazy to do their damn job.
Socialization wasn't broken and didn't need to be fixed .
Social media should forbid18+.🇧🇩🇧🇩
It's like Blaming Call of Duty on School Shooting and Boeing on 9/11
They make money, our kids are dying. But, they are making money. Do you want healthy kids or healthy pensions?
I wanna ban cars. Traffic in seattle is a nightmare.
Politicians are like "NoT PuTtInG PrOfIt FiRsT"....
Ok.
Maybe parents should be more attentive and not give their kids unlimited access to social media 🤦🏻♀️
You British?
Social Responsibility is the key issue here. I don’t think Meta platforms intentions are to hurt young children. The very nature of social media is addictive and fast paced. A young mind needs to be fed information slowly and accurately because there is so much they haven’t learned about the world. Children are hyperactive and curious because they have a desire to learn more about the world, their environment needs to slow down for them, not speed up. Quite frankly young children should not be allowed on these platforms, but that is the responsibility of their guardians. I think META should have feed limits on kids accounts and automatic timed lockouts with a reminder to stretch or spend time doing something else. The objective should be to help them, not exploit them for marketing.
put mark zuckerberg behind bars, for making radicals on the name of connecting people
They should block access from unverified foreign accounts to children. It wouldn't be very difficult for them to do. The vast majority of these child predators are in foreign countries.
It is not his responsibility to take care of children. Parents should step up and do that!
what kind of blame is it? they cant maintain children and sue meta?
My kids are 11 and 9. I allow them 0 social media.
The world was better without it.
'Social media'? It is a publication and the owner has editorial responsibilities.
If the publisher does not have sufficient editorial control of their publication then they are irresponsible to the point of being legally wreckless.
However parents have the responsibility to manage their childrens net viewing habits.
Parents who do not do that are negligent and irresponsible parents. It is a parents legal responsibility to take sufficient care of their children.
We all use it, Lindsey? I use neither Facebook nor Instagram nor smartphones. All of this is more than unnecessary, it is a detriment to society. Precautionary principle is lost upon American capitalism.
He doesn't have any aplogies to do, this is ridiculous, neither should the parents snoop around the children stuff.
I understand the frustration but you should’ve been aware of the consequences and understanding giving a 12 year old girl/boy a iPhone will probably screw them up In the long term I don’t believe in regulating the internet will solve anything but give companies and governments the power to censorship everyone.
With that attitude. I bet you don't have children.
Meta is a piece of garbage. Capital G. You call out toxic behaviour and instantly booted. This is troubling
I remember the days when these claims were marked as conspiracy. Ah the irony.
Don’t apologise, compensate and fix the problem rather than make money out of it
Old people talking about things they cant relate to for the sake of their voters. Parents need to be closer to their children
Social media needs to be heavily regulated. I been running for my life due to the lack of regulation on social networks. There is no way social networks are responsible enough to monitor and deal with their own users.
Thanks for posting this video.
Government gotta apologise for covid vaccines too
I just don't get how facebook is liable
Someone made to apologise isn't apologising. It's clear to see he didn't want to take any responsibility at all. For nothing.
How about politician come out with law that keep paedophilia with longer sentences for gender instead let them free with short prison sentences
Children aren’t safe online. Simple as that. Maybe access to www should be an 18+ activity or 16+. Stop blaming the tech companies. Write a damn law. You can do it.
Next they should attack car companies for not preventing toddlers from driving.
Parents need to start parenting. If you don't like a platform like twitter: don't let your child use it.
Maybe monitor and restrict your child's access and time spent on said platforms.
Teachers are not parents, Facebook is not a parent, Twitter is not a parent...
He does not sound a bit sorry. Just embarrassed by the least.
Congress needs to get it together and actually do something for once. How long has it been? They need to be more proactive
Let's treat social media like cars and guns.
Nobody below the age of 18 should be able to create an account on facebook.
But then you'd have all the 18 years having no idea what they're doing and abusing everything about it, like alcohol.
Don't need to judge him like this if it’s the way then we need to judge all the vehicle manufacturers for causing accidents by driver ..
Not Zuckerberg
These feels futile unfortunately. How much social media is sexuality? Do you think these companies will remove that if not forced?
Parents once again, looking for a handout for their own poor parenting.
Why Facebook is apogizing?
Facebook is not killing
No need of Instagram
Without legislation it's hard to control Child Abuse. Government Should have to step forward towards legislation as it's not just children but also adults that are victims of these sexual abuse.
Accountibilty for what? Compensation?
Would your child be proud for seeking compensation??
Once these platforms can be sue, trust me then their filter algorithms will suddenly miraculously appear and be working well 😂😂
Well, why are you talking with strangers in general?
I think we should make social media for people 18+ and 18-, and to register, you need to show your state ID
he has really a sad face of morron
These businesses have too much power to be allowed functioning as other than public utilities.
I bet they solve this by enabling the camera on the PC or cellphone or tablet, looking to see if its a child, and then "blocking" for child safety.
And basically many more harm was involved in the social media platform’s interviews today that the bbc doesn’t show pathetic
They don't care. they profit off of things like that. Words are words, but actions are actions.
Get your kids off social media and back to loving real life.
Social Media fucked my child hood.
Sorry is easy to say when you have billions in the bank.
"Never apologise if you haven’t done anything wrong".
Or if your delusional, and have the opinion of yourself that you never do any wrong, just never apologize and hire lots and lots of lawyers to make it so.
Who will get up and apologise for all the harm done to children who were persuaded they were born in the wrong body and then undertook years of damaging drug treatment and gender mutilation? Who will apologise to the parents who were tricked into believing that if they didn’t support this ideology they would be responsible for their child’s self-harm or worse? There is a far bigger scandal on the horizon, and a wee apology just won’t suffice.
Not defending Zuckerberg here, but I grew up using the internet and my parents always advised me on what to do, where to go, what NOT to do and I'm still alive today. Children exploration exists, is bad, but where is the role of the parents these days to instruct their children on what to do and where to go on the internet??? They buy them computers, iPads, telephones, etc... and then totally forget about advising or monitoring their children on using these devices and the internet??? 🤬
What about children who dont have parents?
@@mithunramgati1448 There's someone looking after them, trust me. And if really there isn't, then that means they don't have money to buy any of the devices I listed before, or at least, is more difficult for them to acquire these devices. They have other things to worry about.