Meta derides young people’s safety... Again., Meta derides young people’s safety... Again.

Zuckerberg profits from a vile business model - what you need to know. [Center for Countering Digital Hate]( Dear Friend, The shocking, but not surprising, findings revealed this week by [Meta’s whistleblower Arturo Bejar]( confirm what CCDH’s research has shown: Mark Zuckerberg’s company puts profit over kids’ safety. In 2021, Bejar repeatedly alerted Meta executives that Instagram wasn’t safe for young people. One of the shocking stats shared by him was that 1 in 8 users under 16 said they had faced unwanted sexual advances on the platform over the previous 7 days. Two years later, Bejar says that nothing has changed. What’s worse, the whistleblower disclosed Meta sustained efforts to obscure the truth from the public and lawmakers. Meta’s disregard for young people’s wellbeing is not new. In March this year, we explored the company’s flagship VR app, Horizon Worlds, and found [minors being exposed]( to bullying, harassment, and explicit content. Yet Meta refused to turn back on its plan to allow 13 to 17-year-olds in their VR app. In April 2022, we exposed how [Instagram was failing to act]( on 9 out of 10 reports of misogynistic harassment sent via DMs. We found how harassment, violent threats, and image-based sexual abuse can be sent by strangers to anyone via Instagram DMs. Unregulated social media companies are harming young people’s mental health. [CCDH’s polling]( showed that American teens who spend 4 or more hours a day on any single platform were the most likely group to agree with the conspiracy statements presented by us. Mark Zuckerberg and other tech billionaires must stop prioritizing profit over young people’s safety. Will you join our call on governments and lawmakers to put an end to this vile business model and finally regulate social media companies? [Add your name]( Thank you for your ongoing support, Friend. Together we can hold these companies accountable and ensure that they put people, not profits first. Best wishes, The CCDH team P.S. CCDH's work is only possible thanks to incredible supporters like you. [We depend on individual donations to hold social media companies accountable and responsible for their failures. Would you donate today to help us continue with our mission?]( [Twitter icon]( [Instagram Icon]( [Facebook icon]( [LinkedIn icon]( [YouTube icon]( General:info@counterhate.com | Press: press@counterhate.com You are receiving this email as you subscribed to CCDH's email list. [Manage personal data, email subscriptions, and recurring donations]( here or unsubscribe from [all.]( [supporter]