{
  "id": 2101968,
  "title": "Ex-Meta employee claims it had a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy on child safety issues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/ex-meta-employee-claims-it-had-a-dont-ask-dont-tell-policy-on-child",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T07:04:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/former-employee-claims-that-meta-had-a-dont-ask-dont-tell-policy-on-child-safety-issues/articleshow/133367882.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A former Meta safety researcher testified against the company in court. Arturo Béjar claimed Meta ignored child safety concerns to protect its business. He stated the company had a \"don't ask, don't tell\" policy regarding underage users. Béjar also criticized CEO Mark Zuckerberg for insufficient action on safety issues. This testimony is part of a major trial brought by 29 US states.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}