On Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis" hearing for the Senate online safety hearing. During the hearing, the Big Tech CEO was forced to apologize to the families in the audience. The billionaire founder of Facebook appeared alongside TikTok CEO Shou Chew, Discord CEO Jason Citron, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, and X/Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino.
During Zuckerberg's questioning, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) held the Meta CEO's feet to the fire by demanding that he apologize to the families impacted by his company's social media policies. "You didn't take any action. You didn't fire anybody," Hawley said. "There are families of victims here today. Have you apologized to the victims? Would you like to do so now? Well, they're here; you're on national television. Would you like now to apologize to the victims who have been harmed by your product? Would you like to apologize for what you've done to these good people?"
In response to Hawley's questioning, Zuckerberg stood up during the hearing, faced the families, and apologized directly to the victims' families, who were holding up photos of their loved ones. "I'm sorry for everything you've all gone through," Zuckerberg said. "It's terrible. No one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered, and this is why we have invested so much, and we are going to continue to make these efforts to make sure that no one has to go through the kinds of things your families have suffered."
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During Zuckerberg's questioning, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) held the Meta CEO's feet to the fire by demanding that he apologize to the families impacted by his company's social media policies. "You didn't take any action. You didn't fire anybody," Hawley said. "There are families of victims here today. Have you apologized to the victims? Would you like to do so now? Well, they're here; you're on national television. Would you like now to apologize to the victims who have been harmed by your product? Would you like to apologize for what you've done to these good people?"
In response to Hawley's questioning, Zuckerberg stood up during the hearing, faced the families, and apologized directly to the victims' families, who were holding up photos of their loved ones. "I'm sorry for everything you've all gone through," Zuckerberg said. "It's terrible. No one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered, and this is why we have invested so much, and we are going to continue to make these efforts to make sure that no one has to go through the kinds of things your families have suffered."
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NEW: Josh Hawley goes off on Mark Zuckerberg and forces him to stand up, turn around and apologize to families who were impacted by child exploitation on META platforms.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 31, 2024
Humiliating.
"You didn't take any action. You didn't fire anybody."
"There's families of victims here… pic.twitter.com/YqRfWRVSlk
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