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

Testimony

Questioner: Alex Padilla

Initiative: Quiet ModeInitiative: Take a Break
Q. · Question

Alex Padilla

A. · Response

Respondent not recorded

QuestionPadilla asks about adoption and effectiveness of Meta's youth-safety tools (comment warnings, Take a Break), how Meta validates tool impact, and how often Meta has blocked or withdrawn products for being unsafe for children.

ResponseMeta describes embedding safety teams in product development and monitoring integrity metrics post-launch, cites Comment Warning's ~50% edit/delete rate, and describes default privacy/safety settings and parent-approval prompts for teens under 16 — but does not answer 2(e) about blocked/withdrawn products.