WASHINGTON: The US parliamentarians pounded Facebook on Tuesday, accused Mark Zuckerberg’s CEO pushed for higher profits while being arrogant about the safety of users and they demanded the regulator investigate the allegations of whistleblower that social media companies endanger the children and describe the division.
During a commercial subcommittime Senate, heard, Whistleblower Frances Haugen called for transparency about how Facebook lured users to extend their stay on the site.
“As long as Facebook operates in the shadows, hiding his research from public supervision, it is not responsible,” he said.
“Company leadership knows how to make Facebook and Instagram safer, but it will not make the necessary changes because they have placed their astronomical benefits before people.
Congress action is needed,” said Haugen.
In the era when BipartisanShip is rare, parliamentarians from both parties specializing in the company of nearly $ 1 trillion in hearing that exemplify increased anger at Congress with Facebook in the midst of many requests for legislative reform.
When MPs criticized Facebook and Zuckerberg, a spokesman for the company fought back on Twitter, debating Haugen did not work directly on some of the problems questioned.
Senator Commerce Subcomite Chair Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, said Facebook knew that the product was addicted, like cigarettes.
He called for Zuckerberg to testify before the committee, and for the Securities Commission and Exchange and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the company.
“Our children are people who are victims.
Today’s teenager looks into the mirror feeling an insecurity.
Mark Zuckerberg must see himself in the mirror,” Blumenthal said, adding that Zuckerberg would instead sail.
The top republic in the subcommittite, Marsha Blackburn, said Facebook closed her eyes to children under the age of 13 on the site.
“It is very clear Facebook prioritizes profits for the welfare of children and users.” Haugen, a former product manager in information on the misinformation of Civic Facebook, said FB has tried to maintain the confidentiality of its operations.
“Today, there is no regulator that has a menu solution for how to fix FB, because Facebook doesn’t want them to know enough about what causes the problem.”