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Cites 850,000 accounts removed for failing age checks and challenges why he brushed off Jojo Siwa's admission of joining at age 8. Denies indifference, cites investment in identifying under-13 users, and admits it was a missed teaching opportunity.
Asks whether Meta has invested enough in keeping underage users off the platform rather than prioritizing profit. Claims Meta invests more than any competitor in this area and will keep improving age-detection technology.
Notes competitors committed to sharing research data with independent researchers and asks if Meta will make the same commitment. Commits to providing meaningful data access so third-party researchers can independently study platform effects on well-being.
Presses for the raw research data and PowerPoint presentations on body image and suicide research, accusing him of withholding them despite promising transparency. …
Argues Instagram is widely seen as addictive, especially through algorithms tied to eating disorders, and asks if the US should adopt UK-style restrictions on addictive design. …
Asks whether Instagram recommends weight-loss or plastic-surgery content to underage girls, citing a 13-year-old test account fed body-dysmorphia and sexualized content. …
Asks about consequences of body-image issues on the platform and whether there's a bias toward negative self-image content for teen girls. …
Presses Mosseri to commit to a legally mandated, independently funded (not industry-run) oversight body with power to audit algorithms and require changes. …
Cites parents whose reports of dangerous material got no response — one only got a response after CNN intervened — and asks whether Instagram should be obligated to respond to reports. …
Asks Mosseri to commit to permanently ending development of an Instagram version for children under 13, not just pausing it. …
Asks whether Instagram is still researching under-13 users for Instagram Kids, and who has authority to permanently kill the project. …
Asks whether Instagram requires minors to link their accounts to a parent/guardian account. Mosseri confirms no account-linking requirement exists; says a first version of parental controls launches March 2022.
Requests data on how many people convicted/indicted for human, sex, or drug trafficking were using Instagram. Mosseri commits only to following up, doesn't provide any figure live.
Blackburn's staff created a test account for a 15-year-old that defaulted to public, not private; asks why, and whether the public option should be removed entirely for minors. …
Presses on whether the default "include my account in recommendations" setting should apply to minors, and whether adults who aren't flagged as suspicious can still find/follow/message minor accounts. …
Presses, under a reminder that Mosseri is under oath, on whether Instagram treats teens as a "feeder" demographic for growing the platform. …
Asks whether 3 hours/day — the top option in Instagram's new parental time-limit tool — is an appropriate amount of daily use for kids. …
Asks Mosseri to confirm an internal document describing the loss of teen users as an "existential threat" to the company. Mosseri concedes the document/characterization is likely accurate.
A sustained cross-examination pressing Mosseri to commit to the UK children's code standard in the US, plus concrete enforcement mechanisms — AG lawsuits and private rights of action. …
Cites the Haugen 32%/6% teen-harm statistics and asks whether Mosseri supports bipartisan legislation to update COPPA to give 13–15 year olds control over their data. …
Meta & Children's Online Safety