Meta & Children's Online Safety

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Protecting Kids Online: Facebook Instagram and Mental Health Harms

Testimony

Questioner: Ben Ray LujánWitness: Antigone Davis

Watch at 1:31:06

Narrative: KnowledgeInitiative: TweensInitiative: Children's Data Privacy
Q. · Question

Ben Ray Luján

A. · Response

Antigone Davis

QuestionAsks whether Facebook or Instagram collects personally identifiable data on children under 13 without parental consent.

Response"Respectfully, Senator, we do not allow children under the age of 13—"

Response"Senator, it would be my understanding that we don’t since we don’t allow them on our apps.”