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Disinformation Nation: Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation
Questioner: Fred UptonWitness: Mark Zuckerberg
Harm: Drugs
Q. · Question
Fred Upton
A. · Response
Mark Zuckerberg
QuestionUpton asks what resources Meta devotes to combating illegal drug sales on its platforms, given the practice remains a problem despite violating policy.
ResponseZuckerberg cites over 1,000 engineers on AI "integrity systems" and 35,000+ content reviewers, and frames illegal-drug-sale content as a case where large platforms should be expected to build effective moderation systems.