Summary
Two former Meta employees will speak to the Senate Judiciary Committee about claims that the company did not share research about child safety on Facebook and Instagram. The hearing will look into whether Meta tried to hide bad findings about children using their platforms. Meta denies the accusations.
Key Facts
- Two ex-Meta workers, Jason Sattizahn and Cayce Savage, will testify about child safety research at Meta.
- They allege that Meta did not disclose important research about child users on Facebook and Instagram.
- Sattizahn claimed a report about a teen's negative experience on Meta's virtual reality headset was altered.
- Meta's lawyers allegedly tried to create doubt about the dangers reported by the researchers.
- Meta denies these claims and calls them misleading.
- The testimony is part of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing focused on child safety issues.
- The hearing is set to start at 2:30 p.m. ET.
