Former Meta Staffer Testifies Daughter Was Prey on Instagram in Child Safety Trial
Arturo Béjar, a former Meta Platforms Inc. employee who worked on child safety tools, testified in court that he only fully grasped the threats to young users after his 14-year-old daughter joined Instagram.
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Ex-Meta Staffer Testifies Daughter, 14, Was Prey on Instagram
Arturo Béjar spent six years working on child safety tools at Meta Platforms Inc., but told a jury he did not fully understand the threats posed to young users on the platform until his 14-year-old daughter signed up for an Instagram account.
By Madlin Mekelburg and Isaiah Poritz (Bloomberg Law)
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