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

Testimony

Questioner: Anna EshooWitness: Mark Zuckerberg

Narrative: Profits over SafetyHarm: Addiction & problematic useHarm: Targeted advertisingOther Topics: Behavioral Targeting
Q. · Question

Anna Eshoo

A. · Response

Mark Zuckerberg

QuestionEshoo asks, as a yes/no question, whether Zuckerberg will commit to redesigning Meta's products to eliminate their focus on "addicting users to your platforms at all costs" for ad-revenue purposes.

ResponseZuckerberg does not give a yes or no answer and is repeatedly cut off before completing a substantive response; Eshoo concludes his non-answer amounts to "no."