Zuckerberg CEO publicly apologizes during US Congress hearing on child violence

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook's parent company Meta, has bowed his head and apologized to the families of victims of online child violence.
According to the Financial Times (FT) and other media on the 31st of last month (local time), the U.S. Senate Legislative and Judiciary Committee held a hearing related to online child abuse, etc.
A hearing was held. Executives of major social media platforms, including Mr. Zuckerberg and the CEOs of TikTok and X (formerly Twitter), were summoned as witnesses.
Lawmakers told the CEOs that children are exposed to a variety of harm online, including sexual abuse, and held each platform responsible. actual damage
Video testimonies from children who were exposed to the incident were also shown. Parents of the child victims attended the hearing with photos of their children. Most of them are parents who have lost children, the FT said.
The CEOs who attended the hearing were harshly reprimanded by lawmakers. Republican Sen. Graham pointed out Mr. Zuckerberg by name and said, ``I want you to
There was no such intention. But you have a product (platform) that is killing people,'' he said, drawing applause from the audience.
Republican Sen. Hawley demanded that Zuckerberg apologize to his parents sitting behind him, to which Zuckerberg responded from his seat.
He stood up and told his family, ``I apologize for everything you've been through.'' Zuckerberg also said, ``If we improve some services to protect children,
, criminals also enter other places. "We will have to come up with a new response again," he said, but added, "We are also investing heavily in this area."
and promised additional support.