We must collectively demand more from @meta. It is clear that they cannot be trusted to make these changes on their own so we must require transparency. Solutions are possible if we are able to work on them together.
Why? Because it is more profitable. 💵
It's more profitable to show extreme dieting content to teen girls, or leave the Rohingya people without basic safety systems. @meta is making its profits on the backs of our children's wellbeing & the world's most vulnerable populations.
Facebook could make us safer today without censoring us more. They are CHOOSING not to. They want us to argue over content moderation in order to avoid the conversation about their INTENTIONAL choices that give the most reach to the most extreme ideas.
I’m grateful that @POTUS elevated what social media is doing to kids’ mental health in the State of the Union so we can continue exposing the truth and empowering all parties to change this horrifying reality. #SOTU
We cannot let Meta run the same playbook on our kids and families that Big Tobacco did a generation ago by hiding research about the addictive, harmful nature of their products. #SOTU
Social media giants tell the public that their platforms don’t damage kids’ mental health, yet my disclosures revealed their internal research that shows they know exactly the damage they’re doing.
Kids and parents are owed the truth. We must demand more. #SOTU