Zuckerberg and other tech execs to defend child safety practices
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and four other leaders of social media companies are readying to defend their practices for safeguarding kids online in testifying before lawmakers on Wednesday.
Zuckerberg will tout his company's child safety procedures and highlight the positive aspects of using Facebook and Instagram in testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that gets underway at 10 a.m. Eastern.
"As a result of Meta's ongoing investment in the well-being of the people that use our services, teens and their parents now have over 30 tools, resources and features and we have protections to help keep teens safe and away from potentially harmful content or unwanted contact," Meta said in a statement. "We have a robust central team overseeing youth well-being efforts across the company and have built technology and teams that can move quickly and efficiently to implement new improvements across specific apps."
