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

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Questioner: Thom Tillis

Q. · Question

Thom Tillis

A. · Response

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QuestionTillis asks what Meta does to keep user-generated content depicting underage use of alcohol/tobacco/nicotine away from minors, and how it responds to takedown requests.

ResponseMeta cites age-gating tools, a default "most restrictive" content-control setting for teens, and Community Standards/Guidelines prohibiting organic alcohol/tobacco content, while noting brick-and-mortar retailers may still advertise such products off-platform.