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

Testimony

Questioner: Bill JohnsonWitness: Mark Zuckerberg

Narrative: Profits over SafetyHarm: Addiction & problematic use
Q. · Question

Bill Johnson

A. · Response

Mark Zuckerberg

QuestionAccuses him of profiting by hooking users to the platform and asks if he agrees the product is designed to create addiction.

Response"Congressman, no. I don’t agree with that.”