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

Testimony

Questioner: Thom Tillis

Harm: Teen Cognitive VulnerabilitiesDesign feature: Content AlgorithmInitiative: Take a Break
Q. · Question

Thom Tillis

A. · Response

Respondent not recorded

QuestionTillis asks about algorithmic practices, beyond ad targeting, that may be harmful to children.

ResponseMeta describes its content-recommendation algorithms as protective (friend-suggestion, "Sensitive Content Control"/"Reduce" defaults, usage-nudge tools) rather than acknowledging any detrimental algorithmic practice.