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Disinformation Nation: Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation
Questioner: Cathy McMorris RodgersWitness: Mark Zuckerberg
Narrative: Youth TargetingInitiative: Teen Time Spent Optimization
Q. · Question
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
A. · Response
Mark Zuckerberg
QuestionChallenges the consistency between discouraging passive screen time and designing to increase it, and asks if the goal is maximizing time on-platform.
ResponseSays algorithms target meaningful interactions, not maximizing time spent, and that teams aren't given time-spent goals.