U.S. Senators Grilled Social Media CEOs. Will Anything Change?

Was it political progress, or just political theater? The recent
Senate hearing with social media CEOs led to astonishing moments
— including Mark Zuckerberg’s public apology to families who lost
children following social media abuse. Our panel of experts,
including Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, untangles the
explosive hearing, and offers a look ahead, as well. How will
this hearing impact protocol within these social media companies?
How will it impact legislation? In short: will anything
change?

Clarification: Julie says that shortly after the hearing,
Meta’s stock price had the biggest increase of any company in the
stock market’s history. It was the biggest one-day
gain by any company in Wall Street history.


Correction: Frances says it takes Snap three or four
minutes to take down exploitative content. In Snap's most recent
transparency report, they list six minutes as the median
turnaround time to remove exploitative content.


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