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Disinformation Nation: Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation

Testimony

Questioner: Bob LattaWitness: Mark Zuckerberg

Harm: Suicide & self-injuryHarm: Bullying & harassmentHarm: Child sexual exploitation
Q. · Question

Bob Latta

A. · Response

Mark Zuckerberg

QuestionLatta recounts the Amanda Todd case — a 15-year-old who died by suicide after being harassed with illegal images of herself shared on Facebook — and repeatedly asks, as a yes/no question, whether Facebook bears any responsibility for her death.

ResponseZuckerberg never gives a yes/no answer on Facebook's responsibility for Amanda Todd's death specifically, instead speaking generally about the company's AI/content-moderation investment in child exploitation content.