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Disinformation Nation: Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation

Testimony

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.