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Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis
Questioner: Laphonza ButlerWitness: Mark Zuckerberg
Narrative: KnowledgeHarm: Body image & eating disordersDesign feature: FiltersInitiative: Cosmetic Surgery Filters
Q. · Question
Laphonza Butler
A. · Response
Mark Zuckerberg
QuestionCites unredacted court documents on plastic-surgery-style face filters harming youth mental health and challenges his commitment to protecting girls.
ResponseDefends filters as creative expression tools, says Meta stopped recommending such content to teens, and disputes the cited research.