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Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis (QFR Responses)

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Questioner: Richard Durbin

Narrative: KnowledgeDesign feature: Content AlgorithmInitiative: Privacy by Default (Teens)
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Richard Durbin

A. · Response

Respondent not recorded

QuestionWhy does Meta set different defaults for 16-17-year-olds vs. under-16s, and did any employees object to this approach?

ResponseMeta attributes the age-tiered defaults to expert consultation on developmental differences, and does not address whether any personnel objected to the approach.