Mark Zuckerberg's Apology At U.S. Senate Explained: Here's What Happened l U.S. Senate Hearing

During a U.S. Senate hearing focused on combating online child sexual exploitation, the CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok, Snap, and Discord were subjected to rigorous questioning. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, took the stand and addressed the audience during the Senate Judiciary Committee session in Washington. Inside the hearing chamber, numerous parents stood, anticipating the arrival of the CEOs, clutching images of their children.
Last year, the committee endorsed multiple bills, among them one aimed at revoking tech firms' immunity from civil and criminal liabilities under laws concerning child sexual abuse material, initially proposed in 2020. However, none of these bills have yet been enacted into law.
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[@IdoNomb]

The US government telling others they have blood in their hands. Almost poetic

[@premnikam2960]

😂 ya

[@art2103]

Fr

[@sheakhsamian2669]

Fr

[@isaiahdenver4224]

Please reconsider going back to school and learn how to think, thanks 😊

[@IdoNomb]

@@isaiahdenver4224 🤣 here comes the first clown

[@ClarityMedical]

Someone gets stabbed, should we blame the person who made the knife. This is what's happening here

[@raeofsunshine555]

Depends on how the knife is promoted.

[@gypsyrain369]

NO IT IS NOT , When a knife is Crafted , that is IT , THIS MAN HAD FACT SHEETS ON HOW HE WAS DIRECTLY EFFECTING PEOPLE'S LIVES & CHOSE TO IGNORE IT FOR GAIN . HE IS REPULSIVE & EVIL .

[@joannadorothy]

your comment is bs

[@amichaels1871]

WTF is CLARITY MEDICAL? Are you a BIG PHARMA BOT? 🤦‍♀️💔

[@andyjaggi8317]

FINALLY a voice of reason, thank you!

[@johnpaulhernandez4177]

So if I am harmed in the USA, I can sue the government for their failure to prevent it?

[@nitugaikwad8437]

👍

[@JeyEcho]

Yes

[@corinnekae1736]

Yes you may.

[@Car_Michael_0]

Underrated comment 😂

[@karsonkong396]

All you need is to show the government the pictures

[@dylandesmond]

How is it a company owners fault that parents didn't do their job? And then the same parents are at the court trying to blame everyone except themselves???

[@ishaanms9194]

I was thinking the same

[@dand4075]

Based on your argument, China shouldn't be blamed for the fentanyl crisis, Americans should discipline themselves from drug abuse.

[@mhamadissa7016]

parents don't have full control over their children and they shouldn't. but the social media platforms are out there, for the public and for the kids also, this should be done a long time ago...

[@speak-up2611]

if the parents cant control of their kids, besides social media there could be 1001 reasons for kids get into trouble. How come we are pinpointing external factors alone?

[@mfanelondlovu932]

CORRECT!!​@@dand4075

[@kennichols3992]

I despise Zuckerberg. But we're crucifying him for our own failings as parents. Social Media isn't a creature that jumps out of a tree on you while walking down the street. You have to go looking for it. Take the smartphones from the kids. A few people have survived their teenage years without them.

[@jude.niranjan]

More like viscious product network, sleepy Gen X parents - gullible to the core!

[@shyamsunder3358]

I support mark zukaberg

[@RamonBalthazar]

It's very mean to say it's the parent's responsibility. There is a team of engineers at Facebook researching how to steal everyone's attention. How can parents with they day-to-day life fight that? What they are doing is evil!

[@tmengucor]

You totally miss the point. Child porn and underage online arrassment is illegal all over the world and Social media do absolutely nothing to stop this shit.

[@Chelsey-Cello]

​@RamonBalthazar We can make a parental decision to keep our kids off of social media. We can take away our kids' smartphones, set restrictions on our wifi, monitor their online activity, etc. Social media and how it is used is a choice and every parent can make a decision to set limits. Everyone is waiting for the government to take some kind of action when all we have to do is do it ourselves. Social media is not a necessity of life. Not for anyone, least of all children.

[@criscris8803]

So two parents cannot take care of their child, but they expect a company to take care of hundreds of millions of people accessing their platform. what can Meta do? To hire one person for each child who is allowed to be on the phone from the age of two? Parents would do anything not to blame themselves but social media, bands, games, etc

[@theteambroz]

Agreed 100%! The parents chose to gave their children devices to begin with. Thousands of people post negative things every second. Its the responsibility of the parents to actively check on simple things like what they had liked or watched. 👍

[@keeper_hindi]

bro this is new, parent don't know what happens on social media. and what social media has become today

[@gulalekrustem3382]

Hey. It is not his fault. Why did you make this person to apologize? Then, make parents apologize for not controlling their kids, make those "psychologists" who convince kids that their parents cross "boundaries" when they want to check the phones of their kids; those who convince parents that they can traumatize their kids if they scold them for wrong decisions...cmon...do you think that only this company is countable for those broken hearts? Pedophilic LGBTQ...they are should be considered for spreading decisive info to parents and their kids using the globally available platforms like FB, Tiktok, Instagram and many more.

[@tpb1006]

@@theteambroz Parents choose? are you living under a rock. Dont you see this problem is in the society as a whole. You and me have kids and we both got this problem. See what China has done to protect its young. why cant we do this. I know why. Money

[@marianantunano6285]

THEY JUST HAVE TO STICK ORDERS IN PROGRAMS, IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW HOW COMPUTER WORLD ACTUALLY WORKS

[@firdausrashid1522]

It's like building a road for a community and when someone got hit by a reckless driver, they blame the road builder for it.

[@blablablupblup1775]

Trueee!!!!

[@a-iz4pg]

Or how guns kill school kids, such patently false lies!!!

[@gumba609]

Exactly!

[@gumba609]

So dishonest! Lots of other problems to worry about! What an attitude, too!

[@akhileshsawant7388]

Couldn't have said it better 👌🏻

[@Rapunzle96]

This is wild 😂 these politicians should get a turn to be questioned too! The questions they ask ARE CRAZY

[@cakzisiajsilva]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@athenaparish72]

It is the parent's responsibility to regulate social media. Maybe not let social media raise your kids. Take away the cell phones iphones androids, ipads. Responsibility starts at home.

[@yawyee2483]

Agreed.

[@shaktimaan5917]

@@VishalSingh-ks8ef We invented guns to protect us, but we are killing each other with it. Nuclear power was created to help but turned into bomb. Cars were made travel but people are dying of accidents. Medicine was created but people are doing drugs. Sugar was made to enhance taste but it is giving diabetes. Oil was to cook food but giving cholesterol. And so on. What everyone is saying are excuses. Things can be used for different reasons. Kids or not. When somebodies kids commit crime shouldnt the parents be jailed then in that way?

[@mtopu36]

​@@VishalSingh-ks8ef if your kid is out of hand, thats ur fault. Not neighbors.

[@yawyee2483]

@@VishalSingh-ks8ef how you “facing real world”, and what kind of society we put our child, is something parents can manipulate in certain degree. Parent cannot completely push their child to society without any preparation.

[@free_internet_bird]

@athenaparish72 Yes. This.

[@faridgasimov1742]

I hope one day politicians will be asked very same questions and be required to answer. "Will you reimburse out of your own money to people who fell victim to your policies or lack of thereof?", "Do you want to get up and apologize to the families of victims of your actions?" This is a one way street now.

[@LuciusC]

Will you let them get off with such a half-assed answer too? Because if so I don't see the point.

[@veronicalivell773]

Bloody cheek people were harmed taking the safe and effected thing, they are fighting tooth and nail for compo to help with their disability caused by the thing x

[@Johnarchiebald]

It’s not clear to me where big tech ends and our government begins

[@josephwinters2302]

MR HAWLEY HAS BEEN JUDGED FOR MOCKING GODS WORD. TREASONEST HATE ACTIONS .NARCISSISTIC 🎬 ACTIONS . IN JESUS CHRIST YESHUA HAMASHIACH NAME AMEN. 9TH FEB 2024 3:43 AM

[@IamtheMan1111]

Wow, how is it the people responded smarter than politician?

[@jamesdigriz5449]

Shou Chew's calm reaction to those dumb questions is priceless! 😂

[@dp055]

When he said he was Singaporean from the start, the senator was asking him if he was a member of ccp 😂

[@ameybirulkar7503]

That politician looks like a complete idiot. I guess he doesn't know Singapore and china are two different nations.

[@Rhymaestro]

Who let the girls use the platform at the first place, whose parents should be taking the first steps at first place

[@vichope6408]

Because it’s America

[@hong_dynasty]

100% bad parenting

[@ProphetessLalla-RookhSky]

EXACTLY

[@debbabbit9283]

Kids are encouraged in our public schools to experiment sexually, and there are no lines being drawn there. Unaware parents see Facebook as tried and truly safe. They don't have all this figured out yet, but I hope they will now! Finger pointing at traumatized parents isn't helping, nor does Mark Z wanna take responsibility for this horrible crisis.

[@btsismyoxyjin6577]

Exactly I didn't even knew the existence of KZbin till 14 and I got my own phone when I was 17.

[@dannylifted9441]

We can't criticize social media platforms for blocking free speech and also criticize them for not blocking free speech at the same time.

[@kzero1499]

at least watch the hearing lol. it had nothing to do with free speech, it was in regards to much darker topics found on these platforms that children are exposed to like CP

[@user-ec2vx2hq1p]

When America talks about what Chrome and facebook did to others it would look as if America was they only people affect with insult. They bought agents whose job was to stalk others narsissit victimiz and lie. What did we read on the news paper? Whoever want to subscribed on facebook must use his official name not knowibg that they would sell it to criminals. That is not hatred but when i complaint why am i blocked they would cencor and ban him forever.

[@swerve361]

​@@kzero1499What's he's trying to say is that free speech relates to those kids stumbling on those darker topics. Free speech means everyone has access to all information. So what we as a society truly want is not free speech but something highly regulated.

[@jixyana2145]

Then don't download this platform on your kids cell phones

[@axelmonogatari3175]

​@@swerve361That's what the goverment and some dumb people want.

[@jampscode7952]

It's like when someone hit by the car rather than blaming the driver it blames the car company for manufacturing it . If parents are failing to take responsibility of their kids how can they expect a company to compensate them.

[@Sanger2007]

Agreed! Another analogy can be accusing a gun manufacturer for killing people rather than accusing the shooter. (Edit: This Example is wrong, Since the sole purpose of guns is to kill people. Guns are more like the Dark web I realized or the P*rn Platforms, You don't go there to expect good happening to you. But you drive to commute peaceful and safely as is social media to connect peacefully and safely). Thanks to Thomas in the replies for correcting me.

[@thomasalexander3849]

But the car company in this example created a vehicle that subliminally incentivizes car accidents. That is the better analogy.

[@Sanger2007]

@@thomasalexander3849 Agreed

[@Sanger2007]

Also I don’t believe that the “drivers” or the “shooter” in the analogies are the parents. I think the actual harasser are the ones. There is nuance to everything. I agree with senate that on the very particular point that Parents are not that Tech-savvy and may not be able to provide the right attention to the children and the entire responsibility shouldn’t be on them. But then Senate puts the entire responsibilities on the Companies, which is also wrong. A Problem is never solved if you put the blame on one entity, and better, you shouldn’t waste on blaming one and other. All three parties, The Companies, Parents, & the government have to put in their part to stop the forth party that is the harasser and offenders. You may sue the companies for not doing their part but once they come in front of you, you should not do hearings just with the sole motive of shaming the companies and domonizing them, which felt like this senate was doing for their own political gains. There has to be understanding between the parties. It felt like these senators don’t know anything about technology and its limitations. All parties should know what are the limitations and abilities of each other one in the matter. Companies should know the limitations of parents, and government. Government should know the limitations of companies and technology. Problems are solved this way. I’m sorry but this sent hearing didn’t feel like they were trying to get to a solution but rather just felt like public shaming of companies.

[@AbsWrld885]

If the airbag in your car doesn't come out, the manufacturer is to blame. (Parenting needs to be strict too, I don't disagree that).

[@calebmendoza5067]

What is a child doing with a cellphone to Begin with? Shame on the parents.

[@dianalim6764]

Right, maybe the senator right now playing with cellphones themselves and watch those inappropriate images, who knows, they just being jealous he created something out of ordinary.humans are humans, always finding a black goat to blame.

[@gumba609]

It's like a car company apologizing for accident victims. So unfair! It's the billions he made that choke the panelists.

[@brucewane6282]

These senators are clowns. Ask all those senators how they earned their millions with a service servant job?

[@fluffyfox8286]

And it just so happened that these senators are all Republicans. Don't get me wrong: many of my friends are Republicans, but they are way more intelligent than these people sitting in the committee.

[@kzero1499]

yet another person that didn't actually watch the hearing. go watch some of the actual clips, not edited ones like this. the kinda of things kids are being exposed to while zuck recites his 'tools' line is revolting

[@zamilakim3907]

😂

[@PheliciaBG]

@@kzero1499 hey people look, we found another clown! Parents are there for a reason, dont let your kid be exposed.

[@kzero1499]

@@PheliciaBG not every child has parents and not every friends parents hold the same values when kids visit each others homes. you also can't expect kids to not find this stuff regardless. back in my grade school days there was someone that searched for p0rn on the school computer and a bunch of us watched it. idiot 12 year olds are gonna idiot, but what's your excuse?

[@danielp321]

I can’t believe how Mark was able to stay calm during this. The politician just makes rhetorical questions over and over, trying to make a point, whilst being incredibly rude to Mark, interrupting all the time, not letting him talk at all. It was a good opportunity for dialogue, but there was no conversation there, just politicians being politicians.

[@linow7074]

That senator needs to go to hell

[@rockstar4127]

I know right, sometimes I feel like he has a patience of a saint, even though I dislike him

[@myth-8700]

Fr. I dont see why they are allowed to do this, atleast let people talk and explain themselves..

[@noeoleole6911]

True, it doesn't seem like a serious and mature to have someone address the other with such tone and disrespect. Impossible to get a word in by the other part.

[@INXIETE]

Honesty, I wouldn’t even reply to him. I would be like ‘you done?’ Over and over again.

[@nickres6025]

He was trying to force yes or no answers to very complicated questions. Very frustrating to watch people take a beating like that and it’s common for the interrogations to go like this.

[@jarikszaubers6615]

Wow, now days we blame others on bad parenting. Thats bold move.

[@simple.stuffs]

​@@nataliabarbosafBad parenting and these senators are stupid.

[@nathangreen2385]

@@simple.stuffs Yet Mark knew full well and allowed his platform to be corrupt, to spread harmful content be it nudity, violence or misinformation to support false narratives for the sake of Politics etc. It was pushed to influence and it became harmful. The Senator has a solid and valid point. Their jobs are to call out these Big Tech companies. Mark is not by any means innocent. To call them stupid, just shows you don't know what's going on.

[@simple.stuffs]

@@nathangreen2385 No, those senators are stupid just like those bad parents.

[@tybmz]

only in america

[@generaltheory]

Masses not knowing stats

[@mahi_mad]

He’s greedy, but he’s become a scapegoat in this. If this is the way they talk then US and UK should be held accountable for most of the countries in the world. #hypocrites

[@eatnplaytoday]

Yep, the same things happen on other social media platforms.

[@40uldierb0Y]

That's a very good point u make there. Hypocrites, no consistency as always

[@prajvalrao4871]

Why the UK?

[@JavaT6437]

@@prajvalrao4871 Why not?

[@study.ansh7405]

read history@@prajvalrao4871

[@davedalton01]

How many of us adults did things that we're age restricted . Smoking...our parents didn't blame the cigarette makers, nudie magazines... our parents didn't blame the publisher, watching R rated movies.....the movie industry wasn't blamed. This world has got its head up it's own as*hole. This is pathetic. And it just goes on and on and on...

[@pablomendoza3298]

The parents are to blame. Because they let their kids access the internet with out any restriction

[@debbabbit9283]

But wait up.This happens on the bus, at friend's homes, between classes, in the child's bedroom, anywhere! Plus, it's no fun being labeled a helicopter parent, and a month later your child commits suicide from this garbage.

[@frankz6881]

Why he needs to compensate them?? Did he harm them? What their parents do??? It’s their parents’ responsibility!! Do the gun companies, knives manufacturers need to compensate them?? Ridiculous!!

[@nicolemiller8314]

Apples and oranges .. sometimes I wish I could be that naive.. life would be more simple.

[@Cjoudan]

​@@nicolemiller8314 please explain, im naive

[@inbuiltablecrow9033]

​@@nicolemiller8314 I'm a simple man too... Pls explain 😑

[@yamzyyamzy3646]

it's always about money with Americans. instead of being a good parent to their kids or community they always looking for ways to make money, in the name of compensation....

[@lewisharwood3870]

I mean, if a website allows you to look a childpornography. I believe a company should be held responsible for that.

[@missmarjum]

These people are talking like children. I appreciate Mark's calmness.

[@noel2071]

I was thinking the same. Its unbelievable and pathetic.

[@maheshbedre220]

That's the right way I think

[@Ric8192]

This is their strategy to try to make Mark get emotion and say something wrong.

[@generaltheory]

Mark has sneaked, literally, "mvrder Russians", into their user agreement. He was called r-c1st and r-p1st by the most expensive magazine of Earth, the Robb Report. Who do you think Zuck is, an innocent?

[@user-qp6gl5yl3q]

Your watching 6 minutes he used Facebook to get to children for sex tr@fficking.

[@bertfrancis7688]

I remember when in the 90's we played marbles, baked bread in an outside oven, ate hot bread and butter with cocoa tea, sat in a circle whilst mom told stories, lit a fire burning mosquito grass and everyone laughing until it was time for bed. That was social love, togetherness ❤ miss it like crazy 😢

[@MrStranger911]

This makes me wonder, so no member of the senate and their immediate family uses social media at all ? Any platforms ?

[@tbessy1963]

Exactly.

[@cblack3470]

Imagine a world if all social media got banned and we all went back to the early 2000s what a life it would be

[@gangadharanr]

Internet apocalypse

[@Tittha]

This is what they wanted to Shackle Mark Zuckerberg and monitor everything we say to the heights it’s almost a reflection of China controls.

[@nandinibandhini]

Yes please! Where do I sign up for an internet take down? I am the only book reader left of my generation.

[@joscofe]

So much better

[@howlingwaters2741]

Better.

[@gerhardwessels7466]

Why don`t they call the CEO`s of Walt Disney and other media giants and ask them to apologize for the garbage they put on the screen. What about all the internet games simulating hate, violence, crime, killing etc. Bunch of hypocrites asking Mark to apologize.

[@Narrow-Pather]

So, it's okay to hold the average individual responsible, but not the individuals who head corporations? Hypocrite you say!? I wouldn't have forced a feigned apology, but these heads of corporations need to be held accountable. They rake in financial assets and are allowed to shield them so that they can't legally be held responsible. And if by chance they are found liable, many of them have managed to get Congress to agree to forcing the taxpayers to pay their financial penalties. People best wake up. By condoning these actions we're helping to build the Corporatocracy we'll be living under. This is exactly how we got to the place that logically defining males and females became punishable. And Zuckerberg's handy platform manipulations were in that too!

[@gerhardwessels7466]

@@Narrow-Pather. Fame, gain and "pass the bug" are the biggest contributor to the suffering of mankind!

[@g.munsakaarts6165]

Yes. We need to sue Disney, marvel and all these companies . They are harming our children

[@marilyndillard6484]

Add NETFLIX TO THAT TRASH GROUP. SICKENING SUVERSIVE EVIL. ADULTS GET IT, KIDS DON'T. IM FOR BOYCOTTING T

[@kamilg1425]

Totally agree

[@sambraham4677]

He's been bullied as a kid, now bullied as an adult. Damn it.

[@francoiseantony7446]

Mark Zuckerberg ?!

[@killthebuddha5034]

Birds of a Feather.... All of them..... senators included.... and the press!

[@abdulrahmanabdullah2629]

He has told the Senat that he's SINGAPOREAN and still they asked if he have anything to do with China gov. These American is just ......

[@AbhishekSingh-jf7co]

😂😂

[@kzero1499]

yes, they asked the ceo of a company owned by a chinese developer with a specific chinese counterpart platform (douyin) if it has anything to do with the chinese gov. you america bad types are just..... lol

[@Power_Cosmic27]

It's just for show, he knows what he's doing makes no sense (at least I hope). PR and maintain position that's all this is.

[@ameybirulkar7503]

​@@kzero1499Yes he kept asking a Singaporean if he is Chinese. What a fool. You must be his voter because you are also a fool.

[@frimes-rimes]

It’s hard to watch. It’s not Zuck’s fault, that parents let their children use Facebook…

[@rinallanto1859]

Agree

[@arunbhatt957]

Now the time has come that these people should decide their own responsibility as to which direction they are taking the society.

[@alaypatel6050]

Apologizing does not mean changing. An apology means nothing indeed.

[@danielchan1814]

Based on Hawkley’s argument, why are gun manufacturers not being sued then? I would expect senators to have the esteemed calibre to thing critically and not bring in logical fallacies into the argument. Social Media is just a tool. The responsibility is on the users to know how to control it.

[@amisharai7137]

blame the bullies not the companies

[@ryanasnan5759]

When a child run away from home and went to their facebook friends, the parent will blame the facebook and never see what had done to their child. Sadly we living in this illogically social system 😢

[@amisharai7137]

@@ryanasnan5759 the parents should monitor Thier children not the CEO's of each app to protect them... are the CEO'S getting paid by Thier parents... Ridiculous

[@koushikdas1992]

​@@amisharai7137You can monitor all times!?

[@lazysunday1020]

@@koushikdas1992if you can’t educate your children properly then don’t have them!!

[@warrior-mg2kj]

Your children are watching things on social media but social media is the only platform that there are no rules and laws

[@SmallVictories9]

This is like a fire arm company being sued because someone was killed by one. Are we going to sue camera companies that sold a camera that was used in child abuse cases that was made for a pos entertainment? No. Because that is ridiculous.

[@adamkennedyripon]

Most of these social media platforms should be highly regulated

[@YesPLS13]

the senators at US are just how the movies potray them to be 😂😂😂

[@YesPLS13]

completely brain dead

[@A23049]

Seriously, that country is a satire of itself

[@Charky32]

America is a movie, when you go there they tell u the script to play along and give u an invisible clown costume

[@samuelpoiriermartinsson6852]

American politics is just the entertainment sector of the military.

[@sadafwali3846]

Parents are responsible for their children's internet use. You can not accuse any of those companies for decisions that you made.

[@i2keepitrealInreseach]

And let nudity be a problem on social media?

[@vianiexplore123]

@@i2keepitrealInreseach why the children have accounts if they cannot stay on guard. Delete them. At least as a parent, one can do that

[@i2keepitrealInreseach]

@@vianiexplore123 School?.. Online classes? ... Yt sessions which school made compulsory...

[@otonashitachibane1544]

​​@@i2keepitrealInreseachatleast facebook could have restricted the underage people to not use facebook But they want more money and popularity Zuch is wrong he could have added protocols which prevent any underage people to use facebook also we can't blame their parents too Their parents also don't fully know what their childrens are doing like it's not like the parents can check their children phones everyday it's not normal As for the children it's not thier fault too, childrens are easily manipulated into doing things like that also most of the victims are below 16 or 17 they don't know the outer world Zuch is very wrong here

[@i2keepitrealInreseach]

@@otonashitachibane1544 Facebook is preety outdated concept here.. Most use tele, discord or yt most of the time.. And majority school clubs and other things are on these platforms..

[@JohnnyMetalhead-kj2ko]

what happened with Facebook? i remember around 15 years ago when i created my first account, i was chatting with friends, famous musicians, playing games and now it's mostly about banning people with "wrong" opinions...

[@25blackdevi72]

MR. Hawley is bullying Mark... his act is like violent!

[@izaryikhbal67]

Interesting how these politicians are getting evasive absurd answers exactly like the ones they themselves would give when the tables are turned.

[@ruizhihong9087]

"who do you fire?" These politicians are really good at pointing the fingers to others. Worse problem happens on the street every day, who do they fire?

[@PolyglotCurious-rv9dx]

He should fire HIMSELF

[@thomaszinecker1785]

Congress needs term limits and to be tried for treason

[@msquanababii715]

Just wait until your child grows up in this generation. Then you can say something

[@traelstechnologytmalsantua3471]

I literally laughed out loud when I read this comment.. remember the boy who got profiled the cop had heart attack and he get charged for it "Why is he in court" is another good question

[@ruizhihong9087]

@@msquanababii715 I am not trying to say internet is good. I am trying to say the streets are worse than the internet. And politatians are using double standard trying to force others provide a better internet while they can not even provide a safe city. They never point fingures to themself and provide a better community in the real world.

[@PinkPoo]

The politician is asking the worst questions

[@BrianCarney-wg7yo]

Exacta Mubdo! The guy could NOT care any less when it comes to genuine child safety.

[@thomassankara2857]

This is pure hypocrisy, injustice, envy, humiliation, and persecution on the part of the Senate. Isn't it the responsibility of parents to protect their children from harm? Are we going to start suing the federal government and the state for some accidents that happened on our roads? Or are going to start hauling vehicle manufacturers to the senate for all the the accidents that happen on our roads?

[@RitoHeartz.]

How naive you are, People use Facebook to connect with friends etc but they get exposed to some nudity in that app, so basically what u mean is, it's not the fault of the app?

[@i2keepitrealInreseach]

Yes why not.. If their isna fault with roads .. Why not sue the government ? ...

[@maxpowers4436]

"Or are going to start hauling vehicle manufacturers to the senate for all the the accidents that happen on our roads?" WE ALREADY HAVE Bro has never heard of mass vehicle recalls and lawsuits for faulty parts LMAO. Maybe you should use some big tech and do some research dip.

[@cyberryderfx7577]

Does this come straight from Suck‘s troll fabric? It’s a huge difference if you deal with a knife as parents and can FULLY know the risks vs dealing with an algo parents do not see or understand! 🙄👎🤡

[@MrJohn-zi2lx]

​@@RitoHeartz.People use Tivoli's to have a good time and enjoy joyrides, yet they can get robbed or get kidnapped there. By your logic, do you mean it's the Tivoli's fault that stuff like that might happen?

[@lebonthite]

The Parents know that it's not Mark's fault. Let them do better parenting and read privacy laws of Meta

[@gospelsongsdelilah4799]

The senators are worse than a judge in a high court, give the guy some air to breathe.

[@mva6213]

They created the platform..... The users were not good at using it...... Why apologized????? Gun makers never apologized if gun owners committed crimes

[@megadrivevip6029]

Such a ridiculous situation. What happened US government man!!!

[@bernadettedelacruz6465]

Nobody is clean.. These senators are also product of sins

[@studyman1241]

😂😂

[@Ron-yq8rv]

The parents need to be responsible! 0 accountability from the parents.

[@yeseniacortez5942]

This is so ridiculous. & the parents there are ridiculous as hell. It is 100% their responsibility to be aware of what their children are doing.

[@Repienk]

I hate how the senator is bullying mark into giving him the exact response he wants to hear and when mark trys to awnser he interupts and insults him or keeps asking the same question again. I dont doubt that the senator is over exaggerating marks responsibility in this situation to make mark look bad and himself better on the backs of the victims in this case

[@nicolemiller8314]

Zuckerberg is a pig

[@crtnn]

Yeah, its crazy that people like that are actually politicians in the U.S. lol

[@KingoftheRoad-2023]

You hate??/ How about you HATE the platform he has created for bullying and making teenage girls hate how they look like because they compare themselves with false instagram filters that made zuckerberg a billionaire

[@Giopio13]

You haven't seen many courts I assume? It's always like this. They try to get you annoyed so you start saying things you should not.

[@ladyfame1430]

Because the truth is, there is no answer, and every answer he has his crap. Mark needs to be about action not trying to defend himself. Action alone will defend himself and that’s why he’s getting caught in over his actions. It’s like your parents knowing that you did something wrong and you’re sitting there trying to explain yourself nobody’s trying to hear that crap! Your wrong and you know it!

[@jquaillo5350]

I stopped using most social media, just messenger for messaging and YT for news and entertainment, that's it, and it's one of the best decisions I've done.

[@abictor3312]

Me too, it definitely helped by staying away from the herd of sheeps

[@Johnwa99]

Once you are using a smartphone u are using them but you don't know, this apps have the right to collect data once you click "i agree" they collecting data in the background even your Samsung or Google keyboard or whatever keyboard you using on your phone has the right to collect data the only way to stop them from collecting data is to cut off the internet cable from your home, you see the wifi box also collecting data they can even know where you sitting down on your house just by using the wifi . Facebook Instagram Google etc has access on the phone background and keeps collecting data and if you even try to root your phone and take them off the phone will stop working and give you lots of trouble even sometimes a simple app like Kindle can trip your phone....

[@timati12321]

I did the same i dont have any social media. Plus to put the cherry on the top I downloaded a Shorts blocker for youtube so i can only watch the full length videos and not waste my time scrolling for hours

[@Akkeri_Animations]

Es tan simple como efectivo

[@Farxad2004]

İ did same, totally agree with you👍🏻

[@BaldomeroCalderon-vr3zh]

Mr. Hawley where is the money for compensate family victims. Where is the money?

[@Punjab.1984.neverforget]

America is falling as a country. Parents TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF YOUR OWN MISTAKES CEO’s HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR BRUTAL OR BAD UPBRINGING.

[@dushyantchaudhry4654]

I don't ive in the USA. Never heard a gun manufacturer apologise to the parents of children killed. Never saw a US senator ask a gun manufacturer who he fired. This is about political funding.

[@nicolemiller8314]

It’s cultural and you compared apples to oranges

[@dushyantchaudhry4654]

@@nicolemiller8314 just wondering.. if apples and oranges were both rotten but oranges caused far greater numbers of deaths then I reckon questions around damage caused would be more frequently raised against oranges. Assuming the greater damage caused is even a concern to the senators.

[@sawlty-suite5131]

​@@nicolemiller8314they are both produce. 😂😂😂

[@user-ds7pn1zl1t]

Social media is more harmful than agun .it cause more deaths

[@artybrandt]

​@dushyantchaudhry4654 wasnt too terribly long ago Remington had a suit filed against them over the sandy hook shootings. They just settled it before even hitting a court room

[@fx_1513]

This is like the first time seeing people defend the zuck

[@karadiberlino]

Because they‘re all addicts to social media. He got filthy rich off this.

[@adredy]

100% even senator have account on fb :)

[@vianiexplore123]

Cos this is crazy. Next thing they will do is blaming phone company for able to access social apps may be😂

[@dylandesmond]

Because Mark is not guilty.

[@andio3i766]

this is only because his opponent is republican, if it was someone like bernie sanders then they would cheer him on and talk about how bad wealthy people are.

[@user-ns5pc7gs2g]

The lesson from this is don't remain a CEO of your own company, be a chairman

[@hhhaaz8536]

I like the first Honourable Member, thank you very much, only the government can deal with the beast of facebook.

[@roquelang6864]

How about Senators apologize on people about gun control in the US?? they got blood in their hands

[@subhradaspattanaik9733]

Correct!this query should be raised

[@dennismwangi8778]

Very true 💯 You're smart!

[@starrystarrynight6281]

Guns don’t kill people…people do.

[@samuloflipsitup8314]

It's the parents fault but they want to find someone to blame.

[@ragnarkasnia]

No! These people have created these addictive tools and promoted them using their money and power.

[@samuloflipsitup8314]

@@ragnarkasnia that’s literally how every business works. It’s up to the user to have self control.

[@Auror2k05]

​@@ragnarkasniaThat is literally every business on earth. How else are you going to make money? Should we also sue KFC and McDonald's for "promoting" unhealthy food and obesity?

[@andyjaggi8317]

and YOU fell for it! Don't blame others please.@@ragnarkasnia

[@7thNoteOfficial]

Exactly its crafted to grab kids attention ​@mandeepkasnia44

[@reynaldo2447]

Everyone wants to tap from already made source, that's why must company owner's are been sue for damages because those parents are looking for compensation,,, they should channel those energy into investment.

[@awermabil7309]

The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams. Success is a State of mind. Think I'm blessed because if not I wouldn't have met someone who is as spectacular as Expert Mr Martinez Amend.

[@sabinadavis3503]

I'm glad I was introduced to forex trading and got the best teacher and mentor who helped me understand the financial markets I'm grateful to Mr Martinez Amend 🙏

[@rosiejones2079]

Hit $200k today. Thanks you for all the knowledge and nuggets you had thrown my way over the last months. Started with $20k in October 2023

[@wendierenard548]

Most rich people stay rich by spending like poor and investing without season, and most poor people spending like rich yet not investing like the rich, but impressing them.

[@macdenise3203]

You're absolutely right, and that's a beautiful mindset you've got there I never thought of it this way before.

[@Alpine3]

People are focusing on outcomes but not the main core. There are hundreds of adults' websites, which is actually the main reason why these poor children addicted to that lead to predators.

[@radders6569]

How can a senator be someone who is supposed to 'represent' the US' when he won't let the other person answer. It's completely corrupt

[@jasonwltan]

This whole fiasco of a hearing on these social media platforms is just ridiculous! Users decide themselves whether to download the app or not, let alone posting contents, or looking at other people's. It's just like people who produces drugs, users decide to get on it, or not. Ain't that the way it's supposed to work?

[@nanmwahrki1263]

Good thing we have Mr. Hawley to defend parents from neglecting their children and from their ignorance of their children's social media usage.

[@kristofszilagyi2637]

- Senator is very angry because Mark made billions of dollars. whos not? - Mark is not innocent. - The Senator doesn't really let him speak nor answer. Acts like an ape. Whether he is right on some points or wrong on some points. - Families hope that their failures of being parents (letting their children under 18 using a free tool) will be compensated by money. - It is only a matter of time when someone will sue marvel, because their child had an accident believeing he is spiderman. And they let the child watch it despite age restrictions.

[@XeoVGR]

Based

[@debbabbit9283]

Yep. I can understand how you got that impression. You didn't see more of the hearing. Several other Senators on both sides R & D, held up enlarged signs with facts printed up about a few other major problems as well. The committee was at all of their wit's end. They have been trying to keep kids safe from all these complex problems for over 20 years, but these powerful platforms just weasle right out of what they beg them to do every year.

[@user-ew9ji3ws7h]

None of you care about morality. Sick.

[@elmoreproductions]

He only interrupted him because, Mark didnt answer any of his questions every time

[@carlosmazariegos7834]

But what about the parents? Blame Ford for all accidents in the US! This doesn’t even make sense, no one is force to download this platforms everyone is responsible in their use

[@FilNightmare2187]

true

[@allenskogman5869]

I apologize. I didn't know I was responsible for raising your children.

[@69randomgaming]

😂Only US courts can make ppl feel bad for Billionaire. This is a joke.

[@donbosco2003]

This is not a hearing! This is bullying! They don’t even listen to any answers!

[@OdinFreyr]

It's like getting mad at the highway every time there is a car accident. Paying money to the victims of highways.

[@rosamariapavlov4623]

Great example!

[@munkekeeng]

@@rosamariapavlov4623 Not a great example. The highway cannot control how people drive, Instagram can choose what is allowed on it's platform, and can definitely make their moderation better.

[@rosamariapavlov4623]

@@munkekeeng platforms are for adults who can be accountable not for children. It is the adults responsibility to not allow them to have Access! These children are neglected and easy prey for those people who want to please their need!

[@munkekeeng]

@@rosamariapavlov4623 Yeah but that's not reality. Children will find their way onto these platforms, there will be bad parents that are irresponsible. Companies should be making their platforms safer regardless.

[@Johnarchiebald]

You do realize when civil engineers do a bad job they can be held liable right ? Like if you build a highway that merges 6 lanes into one and a massive pile up happens, that engineering firm is Guna get sued

[@LalitSharma-jl7oq]

Zuckerberg should have answered clearly instead of dodging.

[@KuddleKittens]

They trapped Zuck in unrealistic yes/no questions

[@reduchiha9036]

This is like suing the knife manufacturer for the murd*r comitted by someone else with the knife.

[@DeferAIM]

These hearings are actually a joke. The senators won't even let Zuckerberg respond and they know that many of the issues with Facebook and their technology cannot be simply solved through simple means. The "Yes and No" question was actually also a joke. Zuckerberg doesn't just have multiple billions of dollars in cash just lying around to give to people. Most of his net worth is in businesses and although what happened to the victims was a tragic event, it doesn't make sense for one person to compensate for everything that happened (as the senator implied he should use his OWN money). The responsibility to check to dangers lies with the parents and of course Facebook has responsibilities as well to create tools that help eliminate these dangers. Teens should be educated by their parents (maybe this can be implemented into Facebook's app) to know what dangers lie especially when dealing with unknown people on the internet, and how to deal with them (not adding people they don't know, etc.). It is extremely difficult to create a 100% perfect gate against bad people on the internet, and so teens and children alike should understand the risks associated with social media and how to deal with it. It's almost comical that Facebook is being sued for "hooking teens." That's what social media is for and again, it's up to the parents to regulate the time kids spend on things like TV, Games, and Social Media.

[@Ladeliciadelinda]

You laid this out succinctly! Well done! I always say, nothing can be explained in binary terms but a lot of people like yes and no for simplicity sake. The problem is, there are nuanced answers to everything. I feel sorry how much Zuckerberg was grilled without letting much word in.

[@ImeneTalk]

They won’t let him respond because the second he starts to, he throws up a bunch of Marketing words that are irrelevant to the question. That’s a court not an advertising channel.

[@somozasi]

Zuckerberg did not respond on almost everything !!!!

[@Bomberman66Hell]

​@@ImeneTalkI take it that you have an iPad baby at home.

[@IamtheMan1111]

I agree with you, Facebook is useful tools for advertisement and recognizable gain to people. It's just some other people are smarter to abuse system and finding loopholes for their own abuse sake. Even if Facebook is shut down, people will always find their own self sabotage through something else, maybe tv or media. Maybe they could create another social media application that has same function as Facebook. So it's useless to shut down Facebook.

[@ATOMICO7]

Parents, government and corporates have started to avoid accountability. Someone apologizing is not going to realive your dead child, country or business. Be reponsible and take decisions under moral and legal grounds.

[@user-yt4bw5ze8j]

Thank you

[@sheribaby7462]

Bravo Mr Hawley!❤

[@LeppardLadyRN]

My kids, now young adults, grew up in this social media era and they didn’t live on their phones. I had their passwords and monitored all their accounts. My kids never snorted condoms, ate Tide Pods, set themselves on fire, hanged themselves, choked on marshmallows or cinnamon, smothered themselves, took a bottle of Benadryl, or were lured away be perverts. They never participated in any of those idiotic trends. Parents have to be accountable to their kids’ actions. However, I’m not saying there’s not a need for improvements with these platforms.

[@jayal131]

you are a control freak

[@nathansodja]

@jayal that's what parenting is. It's about protecting your offspring until they are better off.

[@LeppardLadyRN]

@@jayal131 let your kids go without parenting as see what happens! I was actually not strict at all, just involved unlike other parents. My kids (now young adults) are well adjusted, very successful members of society!

[@40uldierb0Y]

Im a young adult too, 22 last year. I was never parented like this, none of my friends weren't either, we watched P videos since like 11, gore videos, and stuff like that, but never did we ever even consider doing anything you mentioned above, you're parenting method probably did protect you're kids from doing stupid sheet, but that was never the problem. The problem i believe is with the generation itself. The more and more generations past, the more people seemingly want attention, many in my generation for some reason is desperate for attention and validation for randos on the internet, now they're doing all of this stupid sheet, just cause they want to prove that they're crazy or insane, idk why but it seems like Insanity has become a cool thing 💁. Another thing I'd like to highlight is that, im not American, nor British, people where im from, and neighbouring countries almost never take part in nonsense like you mentioned. Maybe over there in America they need to start rethinking some things.

[@LeppardLadyRN]

@@40uldierb0Y very valid points, you are right on many accounts, well said!

[@GIG_PSY_FHLP]

If parents, schools, teachers, politicuans fail..... Blame techs!!!??? 🦍🤦🏼‍♂️🕳️

[@zamilakim3907]

Ridiculous 😂

[@asapmort]

These questions need to be asked to every member of Congress.

[@user-22954]

I've had stalkers on Facebook and one of them did a lotta harm to me. Facebook reporting system did absolutely nothing for me so I deleted my Facebook and never used it again since then. I've never felt safe on Facebook.

[@Jord85]

He isn’t responsible for what happens in your house

[@jenvu-id3ue]

Totally agreed.

[@rindikiralte1082]

💯

[@KevinPerez-fw4tg]

True

[@PrecisionDigital-py8nx]

Exactly 💯

[@RomanEmpireMetals]

Brainwashing he is 100% responsible.

[@7jen7love7]

He's so guilty! With HIGHLY Evil, Wicked People behind & in front of him!! Some World we live in!!

[@Ethiopia1612]

I think they are trying to destroy these persons.

[@Funnysearch]

It’s parents responsibility to watch out their children, not the platforms fault! It is non sense to ask a ceo to compensate for the parents negligence just because he is a billionaire. So ridiculous! Very sick politicians… they are acting they are good people, but who doesn’t know the dark inside in the corrupt political circles.

[@bigsnakepee2342]

Ok next, let's ask car manufacturers to compensate and apologies for all the death caused by car accidents.

[@jaxonfaxin]

or gun manufacturers (government)

[@Johnarchiebald]

Let me give you a real example and not a poorly made analogy: if meta knows that you are breaking blasphemy laws in Pakistan, and then sells that data to the Pakistani gov who then executes you for it. Who is at fault ?

[@zAid-cy3yp]

​​@@JohnarchiebaldAs a Pakistani, i have never seen META cooperating with our government. They don't even have an office here

[@HarshDangar-br5ze]

If my car get stealed can i sue the cops for not saving my car ?😂

[@miriambartley6622]

I have watched this a few times. It's excellent. 🇨🇦

[@LockedOutBy2FA]

Same here, for various reasons. Mark apparently has to educate and raise parents around the world so that they can protect THEIR childern from being exposed to the big world (wide web).

[@pranitmane]

Social media is broken not because of any specific person, but because we as humans are complicated, and are driven by various things and motivations.. When you are building something for everyone, its very difficult to gatekeep bad actors.

[@warrensabastienanderson]

We rarely look to ourselves.

[@Robinjuneable]

The only reason he said that uncaring apology was because they put him on the spot! He doesn’t care about kids, he only care about his greed!

[@samuloflipsitup8314]

Kids shouldn’t be on social media to begin with

[@Pasan34]

Sorry, but what exactly do you want him to do in this situation? That's like blaming the construction company who built the road if a minor gets into dad's car and gets into an accident. Or the knife maker if someone goes and stabs someone with it.

[@RealSassieCassie1.0-to2cm]

Let's freeze his accounts, for starters. 💩

[@angelacasein7059]

Ur right it wouldn’t have occurred if he wasn’t pressured but he played the apology well it wasn’t inappropriate

[@chasbee]

And the politicians only care about their photo op moment for furthering their career. These congressional hearings are a joke all around.

[@sabriansyah256]

He had a good intention in the beginning, but in the process something went wrong terribly, and he had no pure intention to fixed it .

[@toma7409]

Parents(and the government) will blame anyone but themselves for failing the children…….

[@manuellaopao8036]

......he was asked to apologies, in fact was forced to apologies.....

[@RC-eb5hq]

Under pressure true, but his arrogance and dancing around issue without answering were so typical..

[@manuellaopao8036]

the guy has no intention to apologies.. @@RC-eb5hq

[@kirongkoshy]

If they don't know how to use it properly.they are shouldn't have even opened an account. Those parents are the real responsible people. Don't accuse it on top of those who made softwares and finding new future for humanity. Blame those who cannot even look after their children properly and don't even know how to be digitally responsible and finally putting everything on top of those companies. So pathetic that even government has no brain..

[@kubon1]

This new future doesn't look so bright

[@TunaAliasCelik]

Congrats Senator, 1 guy have balls to speak about it.