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Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis
Questioner: Mike LeeWitness: Mark Zuckerberg
Narrative: KnowledgeHarm: Suicide & self-injuryHarm: Body image & eating disordersHarm: Child sexual exploitationDesign feature: Content Algorithm
Q. · Question
Mike Lee
A. · Response
Mark Zuckerberg
QuestionPraises Instagram's new restrictions on eating-disorder/suicide/self-harm content for all teens, but asks why the sexually-explicit-content restriction only covers ages 13–15, not 16–17.
ResponseZuckerberg doesn't directly explain the 13-15-only age cutoff Lee asked about (says explicit content is banned platform-wide for all ages instead), cites a 99% AI-detection rate, and explains a recent policy reversal on self-harm content — from allowing expression/support-seeking to blocking it outright for teens.