🧵@lastweektonight1.bsky.social just went hard on Mark Zuckerberg’s BS, and we’ve got the receipts to back him up - let’s dive in on Meta’s appalling kid safety record
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🧾Sept 2021: Meta’s Antigone Davis falsely testifies to the Senate *under oath* – denying that Facebook assigns a “lifetime value” of a child’s worth to the company. But their own email says it does: $270/kid. https://buff.ly/2XYqDgt
🧾Oct 2021: Whistleblower Frances Haugen exposes Meta’s documented disregard for kids' safety and wellbeing, setting off a global tsunami of public demands for accountability, regulation, and antitrust action. https://buff.ly/3AhJnoH
🧾Feb 2022: Sen. Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn introduce the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), calling for safety tools, algorithm adjustments, screentime limits, and other protections. https://buff.ly/34LOC6m
🧾Aug 2022: CA lawmakers pass social media protections for minors despite Meta leading Big Tech pushback, laying the groundwork for legal challenges in states against any and all regulations to protect children online. https://buff.ly/3Rt7YQY
🧾Sept 2022: EU regulators fine Meta $400M for violating minor data privacy laws on Instagram. Meta gears up for another legal battle while pushing the same tired talking points about parents and kids being to blame 🥱 https://buff.ly/3wZclL5
🧾May 2023: FTC calls out Meta for misusing and monetizing kids' data and proposes new data privacy rules. This consent decree would BLOCK Meta from profiting off minors. https://buff.ly/3M76jAi
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https://buff.ly/2XYqDgt
https://buff.ly/3AhJnoH
https://buff.ly/34LOC6m
https://buff.ly/3Rt7YQY
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https://buff.ly/3M76jAi