Mark Zuckerberg apologises directly to families of online harm victims in Senate hearing

So you didn’t take any action you didn’t take any action you didn’t fire anybody you haven’t compensated a single victim let me ask you this let me ask you this there’s families of victims here today have you apologized to the victims I would you like to do so now well they’re

Here you’re on National Television would you like now to apologize to the victims who have been harmed by your product show them the pictures would you like to apologize for what you’ve done to these good people I I’m sorry ter no one should have to go through the

Things that your families have have suffered and this is why we invested so much and are going to continue doing industry leading efforts to uh to make sure that no one has to go through the types of things that your families have had to suffer you know why Mr Zuckerberg why

Should your company not be sued for this why is it that you can claim you hide behind a liability Shield you can’t be held accountable shouldn’t you be held accountable personally will you take personal responsibility Senator I I think I’ve already answered this I mean this is these are try will you take

Personal responsibility Senator I view my job and the job of our company is building the best tools that we can to keep our community safe

Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, spoke directly to victims and their family members as he testified during the US Senate judiciary committee hearing on Wednesday.

After an intense line of questioning by the Republican senator Josh Hawley, who asked Zuckerberg if he would like to apologise to families of victims who were sitting in the audience holding photos of children they say died or were harmed due to his platform, Zuckerberg stood up and faced them.

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24 comments

  1. They should thank him for creating Facebook and Meta, just because some minority abusing the platform. It doesn’t mean it is his fault. Everyone has a freedom right ?

  3. Parents responsibility????? Nah, easier to blame a CEO. Perhaps we should shut down the entire Internet? Holding Zuckerberg personally responsible says a lot about the US Senate. Gross.

  4. Firearms is the leading cause if death in this country for teens. The NRA never testify about illegal gun sale and failed restrictions….

  6. This isnt the CEOs fault, its the fault of the parents. Social media as a whole has risks, if your a parent whos unwilling to moderate what your children see then you cant be mad when they see something you dont want then too.

  9. Still waiting for him to apologize for causing a genocide in Myanmar.. but it's obvious he won't, even though he directly caused it.

  11. De la misma forma que han interrogado sin misericordia a los dueños de las redes sociales, se hará igual y peor a estos senadores corruptos que se creen santos de devoción con la moral en sus hombros. Ese senador que le pide a Zuckerberg que pidan person a las víctimas, debe pedir perdón al pueblo estadounidense por ell asalto al Capitolio en Enero 6 del 2020. El que no.le guste mi comentario que se vaya pal carajo…ok?

  14. If he has apologized, shouldn't our Gov. apologize to ten of thousands of innocent American citizens that are being harassed by people abusing the US Gov. monitoring satellites ? 😢😢 People like the retired General Dynamics director more than 85 yrs old 😢😢

  15. He should be held accountable i can't tell how many crimes committed with his platform his company lacks focus on protecting his customers

  16. In my opinion, with so many people using Facebook and Instagram, it's high time these platforms incorporated the police force into their operations. This way, the police would no longer be an external party to Facebook or Instagram, but would be working internally within the companies themselves. This would involve applying applicable criminal laws and conducting internal surveillance within Facebook or Instagram. I believe this would have a major impact on the online criminal landscape. By having the police involved internally within Facebook or Instagram, it would clearly reduce the potential for crime on these platforms.

  17. It's just like blaming OF that kids are watching corn but not blaming parents for not having supervision on their own kids and not blaming those who are well aware they are going on 18+ sites and buying subscriptions that aren't appropriate for their age

  18. Why don't government put regulations on both sides of parents and Social media companies. Govt. Sits there to take up lead on these issues and hold accountability because ultimately they are Boss?

  19. This is so sick, I mean the senators.
    I don't know why Zuckerberg was grilled like this,this hearing is crazy.I don't like his stuff,Facebook. But what actually he has done wrong? 😅😅

  20. What next ?
    The "Victim"parents will lay blame on Zuckerberg in law suit for caused their children's death.Talking multi million dollars compensation of money grabbing!

  21. Utterly farcical. No wonder why so many politicians are held in such low regard. Really cheap showboating that achieves nothing. This has had no effect whatsoever on Facebook and its business. The politicians are not even tech literate. If they were they would be aiming to rewrite tax laws but that room is full of paid up lobbyists for Facebook.

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