Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta executive testifies at trial
Arturo Bejar, a vocal critic of Meta's safety record, made the allegation during his second day of testimony in a landmark trial over claims brought by a coalition of states that could reshape Facebook and Instagram, some of the most popular apps on the planet.
A former Meta executive testified that CEO Mark Zuckerberg prioritized growth over child safety on Facebook and Instagram, according to an Associated Press report. Arturo Bejar, an ex-engineering director, said he flagged safety concerns to Zuckerberg but claimed they were dismissed in favor of increasing user engagement and profits. Bejar worked at Meta from 2009 to 2015 and examined teenage Instagram users' well-being from 2019 to 2021.
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