WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Brian Schatz issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) wrote to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg asking why the company delayed rolling out protections for young users even after it knew of the grave risks its platforms posed to children. Citing evidence from a court filing unsealed late last year, the senators pressed the company for answers on why it delayed launching its "private by default" feature for young users and how it reviews and acts on reports of sex trafficking and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on its platforms.
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