For what? Not helicopter parenting their children? Constantly ask their children to hand them their phones to check if they are on social media? I mean you can absolutely do that and ruin your relationship with your kids. If that is your goal. Helicopter parenting obviously never ends in ruined relationships. The best parents can do is advice their children about the dangers of social media. That's about it. If you start helicoptering, you are only going to ruin your relationship with your kid. What needs to be done is for these social media sites to ban teens and kids on their platforms. They can easily make it compulsory to be verified to have a social media account. No different than needing to show your ID at a club to get in. However, they won't do it. That's because unlike clubs, social media sites depend on the traffic from teens and kids to make money. Adults are not as active on social media as teens and kids. There is no financial incentive for them to shoot themselves in the foot by making it compulsory to be verified.
@@mark99k I have literally never seen anything that bad on FB. These hearings are designed to sound a certain way and aren't very realistic. FB can't look at every single post and I can say they are using AI to check content. It's kinda crazy how they try to make it sound.
This is flawed logic. All major social media platforms have their data servers managed by the respective companies. These companies are responsible for sharing the data content they manage. If the control of adult content is not effective, then it is the responsibility of the platform owning company to make them effective.
@@slwide7507 Given your logic the rail company are also responsible for safety within its premises, including blacklisting dangerous criminals, block access to the rails from any lunatic parents. If the control is not effective, it is the job of the rail company to make them effective? I mean come on, to what extend? The rail company got to shoulder some responsibility but the passengers should as well right?
No worries I come from a decent family unlike so many other children. To clarify: Absolutely, in a normal, ideal parents should controland protect children; Unfortunately, we do not live in sucha world, we live in a f*cked up world where parentiong basically does not exist or exist in the form of letting children do whatever they like. So my point: disfunctional parenting cannot solve anything@@Nevertheless16
How should Parents Controll whats going on on social Media? Its the platforms Job.! If and underaged is able to create an Account that the Platform ahould do anything they can do to prevent their users for harm
Parents need a wake up call!!! Monitor your kids, put parental controls on , know what your kids are doing online!!! Don’t make it others responsibility to keep your kids safe it’s yours!!!
Thank you so much for this comment! I don’t know why this innovative guy is getting drilled for ultimately what should’ve been an involved parents responsibility 😳🤷🏾♀️
@@Shmyrkunless she takes away her children’s access to devices when she’s not around it’s impossible to monitor. A determined child can get pass parental blocks on devices quite easily
on a platform that caters to and wants kids on their site????? if sesame street started showing the things that facebook shows to kids you wouldn't blame sesame street????
I have some knowledge on tech and parental controls and I’m always always trying to teach parents about how to use it or how to control the wifi. Do the same instead of defending the 13 to 15 yr olds getting exposed to this type of stuff
As a Norwegian, observing American society feels like watching a real-life crime drama, but with even graver consequences. Daily school shootings and a pervasive drug epidemic, particularly with fentanyl, are deeply disturbing to witness. Instead of addressing these issues, they're often overshadowed by scapegoating a single individual for all the problems.
*I've never had a single day of peace in this country, whomever you are Jan Henriksen. But people see this. I scream it OUT LOUD online. Everything is considered a joke here. You could literally be dying on the side of the street and it'll be considered funny by people. America has an extremely sadistic culture. People LOVE to abuse people here. It's been like this since I was born in 1993.*
Because Social Programs ruin ambition. Ruin aptitude. Ruin hope. Ruin lives. The American Dream is not possible administered from a Government office. Socialism does not work.
"and yet I will also give my contribution by making these platforms as tempting and addicting as possible for all ages that even parents believe that it's "normal" to engage in mindless scrolling for hours"
@@ackerwoman16they don't get it but they'd be the first people to sue if their kid got hurt at someone's home to try to sue them. it wouldn't be "their fault" for letting their kid go. I don't understand what is not understood about social media being purposely addictive and harmful and built to be that way
Instagram is marketed as a teen app . But when it became popular Zuckerberg bought it & it got hijacked by adults and ever since has been nothing but , death , pornography, violence , false information and hate .
At the end of the day, the hardworking, responsible and intelligent parents will perform better than their counterpart, and the kids will suffer the consequences of their parent's incompetence. Meritocracy is nature.
All major social media platforms have their data servers managed by the respective companies. These companies are responsible for sharing the data content they manage. If the control of adult content is not effective, then it is the responsibility of the platform owning company to make them effective.
Nope... I don't blame parents... Remember twitch which used to be good for kids to watch their streamers play games and interact and then it turned to live soft pornnn... Bathtub stream, pool stream etc.. twitch instead of banning them, they used it and these women who did these streams got soo many viewers and majority of them where underage... I'm not with Facebook here.. It's easy to say parents should not allow kids but how? You can't be that strict to keep watching them and forcing them not to do something will make them do it... That's how kids work...
Because guns don’t kill people. People kill people. And guns or not, that’s still going to happen. The only thing taking guns away from citizens is going to accomplish is the establishment of full on fascism from your nanny government. Our 2nd Amendment is in place to ensure that they can never do that. But it seems like you anti-gun people don’t get that. You will wish you had once the final nail is driven into the Constitution’s Coffin by your elected officials.
Because it is the person pulling the trigger that is responsible - not the gun itself. Much like it is Zuckerberg who is the one pulling the trigger and not the platform ( which would be the gun in this Analogy).
@@bigbrotherisasob Your reasoning is flawed. We need to compare like for like . I agree with your statement it is the person pulling the trigger that is responsible. If the gun is the same as the platform, then we need to compare users for users. A user of a gun is the person who pulls the trigger. A user of the platform is either the viewer or whoever creates content on the platform to be viewed. The gun is neither good nor evil, it depends on how you use it. You can use it to protect or you can use it to harm others. The platform is neither good nor evil. You can use it for good (educational purposes) or for bad. Just like how you wouldn't leave a gun hanging about for kids to play with because of its potential harm, in the same way you shouldn't let kids full access to a platform that can potentially cause harm. Zuckerberg is the creator of the platform and blaming him is the same as blaming the gun manufacturer.
Nope, that analogy is nothing but flawed. Zuckerberg created the platform and provides the service for consumers to interact with everyone. His equivalent would be the head of a company that invented and sells firearms. Zuckerberg is not the one that uploaded and sent explicit messages to children. The ppl on the platform did. These parents expecting Mark to solve everything is like the family of someone who got shot at night downtown blaming the firearms sellers instead of the criminal that killed the person. Edit: someone beat me to it by a minute ig lol
Kid of a single parent I didn’t get a phone until middle school and even then once a week or so my mom would check my phone and had restrictions on certain websites until I got to highschool. She also educated me on technology, the dangers of the internet as well as other issues. It’s like blaming a manufacturer if someone dies in a car accident. It’s the parents responsibility to monitor and limit their kids screen usage and be aware
@I_Love_My_Little_Willy I side with @DaisySawn808 on this. A correct point should be posted everywhere until people actually contemplate it, instead of just chalking it up as, 'Well, you have an opinion." I'll post the same thing in response to the prevalent opinion posted that, 'It's the parents' responsibility!" And, I agree that the parents have huge, primary responsibility in this. But, can a parent's job be made harder? When the drug dealer gets to the parents' kids, does the drug dealer bear any responsibility? That is what is being asserted in these hearings.... that the social media companies aren't so completely on the up and up like they are trying to make you believe, and they have a bit of drug dealer oiliness to them, but far more insidious. Just because there will always be bad in the world doesn't mean we should stop pointing out what is bad and fighting against it.
*No. Parents are allowed to blame adults that are SHOVING their content down the throats of everyone in society. You need to pay attention. There are so many abusive American adults corrupting children in the U.S.! PAY ATTENTION. PARENTS DO THEIR BEST AND THEN THEIR CHILDREN GET CAUGHT UP WITH OTHER BULLSHIT WHEN THEY GO TO SCHOOL, FOR EXAMPLE.*
How? Stand over them all day while they use their device? Your argument is childish and lazy snd not thought out. Of course parents are responsible for their children, but that isnt the debate here.
@pingamalinga how? Uh, I don't know. Use parental controls? Do you let your kids watch R rated movies? Or drink 21+ drinks? Do you let your kid use the internet unsupervised without parental controls enabled? You don't need to be the Gestapo and watch them like a hawk but you could at least talk to them about it and limit the most offending content. Not that it solves the entire issue nor does it absolve facebook and Zuckerberg from any fault but it's not a completely one sided issue. Stop raising IPad kids and take some responsibility. Let em go outside and dodge predators at church instead of online just like the good ol'days.
Why are parents allowing their kids to be online anyways? I didn't have phone and internet until I was 17. Stop allowing young people use social media and then pointing the blame to other, YOU ARE the parent, not the businessman.
😂 bro his platform allows these things to happen. There are settings in place that are there for protecting minors and they are not working. Don't blame the parent they did their job. Mark hasnt.
He completely tunnel visioned on his specific question as if that would prove Zucc wrong, e.g. firing somebody isn't the only way a company can deal with things
It's the Republican Party in a nutshell (and of course the worst Ted Cruz sitting beside) to blame Mark Zuckerberg for harming children. Instead they should focus on what really harms and kills children - guns! - only in USA are the politicians this dumb.
And hes in a position of making decisions. It is so nice to know that such mature, just, and rightful people are making important decisions for society. Isn't it?
Kind of ironic that a politician is speaking about accountability and things that harm people; The people that work and "serve the people" in those buildings have created unimaginable and unaccounted for harm to far more people than Mark Zuckerberg ever could.
@@amgjens why it's banned in countries like sg to use platform like tiktok under 13 years old? Cause today parents are busy ,and internet isn't only about entertaining . U can clearly see they are promoting scams via ads in social media and u can't expect responsibility from everyone . That what happened with guns . Now it's out of control ,right . That why other countries that licence for it Remember their irresponsibility willnt only effect on them . And metal health isn't joke . Not like physical health it's very hard to control yourself when chemistry in ur brain went wrong
@@amgjens I dont know why I can't post my comment with other account . However u are totally missing point why we need laws when we can self control. Cause everyone aren't responsible and don't expect that from others
And prostitutes plowing their trade inside cars. Who did the automakers fire? Guns fire bullets that kill people, alcohol leads to violence and drunk driving deaths. Sugar causes diabetes. Bacon causes fat and heart problems.
@@QOGS he’s not. You’re in the wrong for letting them on a platform that you know what goes on. Go dodge responsibility somewhere else. Your making actual parents look bad
I’m sick of these sham hearings. Ask legitimate questions THEN WAIT FOR THE ANWSER. Stop fishing for a gotcha moment. This is unnecessarily contentious.
It's designed to reveal cracks in management because the CEO can't respond convincingly under pressure. If it were a debate, it would simply go on forever. That is not the objective. However there are cases in which the person responding gives competent answers but they just get talked over anyway. This is not one of them. Zucc has neglected his responsibility by treating ethics as just another part of the system you pour money into, despite people being at the core of the product.
So true. It’s a cheap shot for social media fame, ironically. Tech CEOs getting summoned to a hearing just so someone can ramp up a campaign with a viral video. “Senator grills tech billionaire. Vote for ___”.
This is ridiculous. I truly wish that senator could apply the same passion to confront people who are really putting others in danger, not a social platform where children have no business being at and parents shouldn't have given them access to.
This clown keeps talking about compensation to every lil girl who uses the internet because he wants to cash in and make money too. Unfortunately they aren't passionate about other crimes and real issues because they can't make big bucks. I think everyone knows it's the parents responsibility even the clown knows that's why he keeps interrupting mark.. asking a question and then repeating the same thing over and over and over again
@@20deepini wasn’t even talking to you. Not talking from experience so kind of weird of you to say take care of my kids. I’m not even old enough to have a teenager but okay. Trust me I know you don’t have kids. You probably don’t even have a girlfriend. When your ages 13 to 17 you will go on internet when your at school or with friends. How would parents control that. Answer is you can’t
How can they when the parents themselves are addicted to it as well ?! This is a drug no different than anything illegal. That's why society is so toxic right now. I've seen it change people. Personally !! And for the worst not for the better. I can tell whos really on social media and who isn't now. There's a difference between those who use it and those who don't. It ruins peoples psyche. I mean you have 12 year olds with egos bigger than grown adults now. Men feeling depressed. Women always being angry. In a way that's really in your face!! Like wtf is going on ??!!!!
Not saying that Zuckerberg shouldn't be called to task, but it is really rich of Josh Hawley with Ted Cruz sitting next to him to talk about harm Facebook has done, forgetting he and other politicians have used that and other social media platforms to cause harm via polarization.
I totally agree. Im sitting here watching this shaking my head. Not only are parents holding most of the responsibility, these hypocrite Republicans in Congress and media using the very same platforms to indoctrinate, incite, and manipulate the masses with blatant lies and deceit without any regard to what age group may be viewing.
Haha the gov just want to take over the biggest social media there will be more and more attacks. But yeah it is a big blow to use the children for this.
As much as there are problems with meta this isn’t one of them. Parents need to be more proactive about what kids see online and have open dialogues with them.
I limit my kids on screen time. They don't even have social media either. I don't want them getting sucked into social media and relying on likes and clout for their self-esteem. They need to avoid such brain rot.
this is stupid kids can easily find ways around it, face it your kids/new generation is stuck to social media, it will be all they know like it or not its the new world
@@ScarletBrimstone I mean are they teenagers or like young kids? If they were teenagers this is a dumb way to go about it. What’s gonna happen when they do get social media. You’re not preparing them for that at all
@@piyulalalalalala UA-cam is the only social media I've ever had. I'm sure my kids will be fine without Facebook, Twitter, and the rest of the societal decay. Why should my kids have to use those platforms? What ever happened to face-to-face interaction? Remember when you went on a date with a person you DIDN'T meet on Grindr? I'm sorry, but I'll have to disagree with you. My kids won't be part of the collective. They got bigger and better things to do.
Even if you monitor its every where. You cant escape it. Other kids at school that are exposed are the problem they ruin it for us parents that dont want this exposure
@@InternetJournalist01 I was a teen in the 2000s and I know the kinda crap I had access to back then with my dial-up internet. These millennial/Gen X parents CANNOT say they don’t know what’s going on.
I agree. There is evil everywhere. This is why movie theaters for years enforced the under 17 not admitted if the movie was R rated. Now children are being used for disgusting evil people's twisted desires and mark does nothing to protect these precious children. Is he enjoying the sexual stuff too? Life here on earth is short. Hell is forever.
Ive been scammed on facebook marketplace and reported all scammers numerously. Although I know Im responsible for the trasactions I made online, I still feel bad for the money Ive lost for trusting the platform. Money I worked hard only to be stolen by people with bad intentions. Facebook has done nothing with it. Not even an update with the action they did for the scammer. They only made a report button and then thats it. Makes no sense at all. They should be at least in partnership with authorities to mitigate risks of people being a victim to any types of crimes committed online. So in this case, for me the senator makes sense. At least being the one in charge of the platform, have the balls to stand for justice and integrity of the tools you are creating. Make it a safe space for all.
You don't when its "X" and Elon Musk. So it shouldn't be hard. 😂 Don't like things on "X", don't get on it and don't let your kids. Crazy it has to be explained.
Parents should be held responsible for not observing their children’s online interaction and not restricting websites or apps from being used? It’s equivalent to knowing where your kids are at all times and who they are with and what they’re doing.
Someone is going to reply to this all angry when it’s a harsh truth. A lot of parents barely know to use their own devices so naturally children will exploit this free rein not knowing harmful implications. Naturally most children will lie on the age sliders hence even if all the known children accounts are blocked effectively, neglected children will often still fall victim.
These companies thoroughly understand the economic hardships of Americans under Biden's administration. They are exploiting the vulnerabilities of struggling parents/single parents and looking to get a foothold on our children. Trust me.... they are happy to embrace and mold our youngest... 😢
@@ultrapolitanrecords you’re so in denial. Parental controls exist for a reason. If you don’t even know how they work, you’ve done a disservice to your children. Not Mark Zuckerberg, you. He is doing what his job entails. You need to do what your job as a parent entails.
All major social media platforms have their data servers managed by the respective companies. These companies are responsible for sharing the data content they manage. If the control of adult content is not effective, then it is the responsibility of the platform owning company to make them effective.
@@slwide7507so u mean we have to be monitored everytime we use any social media ? i dont get it.. like he is not responsible for this. he sell guns he didnt ask u to fire anyone tho. its the parents fault obviously senator from planet X.
@@jras8652 yea in this case the window company is guilty. If Zuckerberg is selling this data, he is guilty. But from this conversation this wasn't clear.
@@bootscootyNo. Zuckerberg isnt responsible for babysitting other people's kids. Its easier to blame the CEO (also makes you feel good), but these parents have control of what their kids have access to. They chose to spend their money on getting their kid a phone, despite being "poor," and kids do have a way of getting around parental blocks. It's not the governments responsibility to play nanny because "the children." Its mum and dads fault, PERIOD.
@bootscooty So parents struggling to provide for their kids have income to waste on tech that needs application developers to parent their kids for them? I say fix the problem at the source and have those parents neutered since they aren't responsible enough to raise kids.
Not really. With technology it's very easy to put tools in place to make it less dangerous. Kids are on tech these days. If they're not using it with you and they might not even have a phone, they're still using it somewhere else. It's more like someone posting pictures and a phone number in a bathroom stall and complaining when someone calls and harasses them.
If your child has been harmed by anyone/anything online - YOU THE PARENT ARE TO BLAME FOR NOT PAYING ATTENTION. Smart devices arent toys, theyre tools. You wouldnt let youR 12 yr old play with your car, you should not let them play with FB, X, Insta, etc.
Parents are pressed by mortgages and insurances and rents and bills in this country to work overtime, and Scholls push mire and more for internet to be used, how and where are they supposed to control those kids, I'd they don't see them all day???, it's a set up to destroy the nation!!
@@techgirl1337 The factors I listed, are regular way of existence in this country. Of you don't choose to have children, than you sign up for ultimate generation, if everyone will be like you - human race will cease to exist
Exactly, it is adamant that parents go and learn how to restrict and monitor their kids usage and get some basic computer literacy. You cannot have your child navigating a phone better than you and expect to monitor them.
Both are accountable. Social media platforms can and should do more. Parents, need to do more. Its their child…tell them no and mean it. If my parents told me no, and l listened and knew, there were consequences.
It’s not his responsibility to parent other people’s children. It’s quite simple; know what your children are doing, monitor them. This is a lack of parenting, not a lack of online security.
why do we ban anything for minors? why not legalize drinking, smoking,driving, adult entertainment and gun ownership for everyone then let the parents decide if their children are ready?
I was born in the late 1990s. One of the last generations where kids could be kids, play outside until it got dark. People still knocked on each others doors. Everything changed since the explosion of the internet and smartphones.
Unfortunately, incidents and harm also occurred in the good old days, except people didn't read about them readily 24-7 and newspapers and the radio were the only source of news.
Or find a way to only have a curated selection of whitelisted sites available. Libraries do/did it all the time. If your kid really wants to visit a new site, you can check it out together and add it if it's suitable.
Parents need to keep their kids off of social media. My kids were only allowed to use internet with me in the room. As a society we need to quit trying to make everything someone else's fault.
@DJDancenstein- By this look, cellular service companies have the responsibility to moderate the content that carried through their service. Real issue is not being adressed here. We are just shifting blame to others and feel okay.
@@lifetoeatandlaugh Then maybe sell your house to live in a more affordable one. Maybe look for a better job. Maybe get your children to work too. Maybe don't waste money with TV signatures, Netflix, Amazon Prime and other forms of paid media. Maybe dont't have more eletronic devices than you need. Maybe start eating homemade food. Maybe don't buy things that you can't afford. Maybe control how your wife and kids spend your money, as well how YOU spend it. Maybe plan your financial life. People will create excuses for everything. What they won't create is a better life for themselves. That is why I don't even help anyone out anymore. Maybe suffer a little, so you can reap a peaceful future.
Exactly lol People defending Mark aren't seeing far back....these platforms are purposely designed to be addictive to increase engagement So technically Mark is responsible however the way he is treated here is wrong definitely
Agreed…. But in that same sentiment why is it responsible for what is and isn’t true? Why do they block/censor other opinions? I’m talking more Facebook here obviously but I’ve seen more than enough instances of this happening. Seen a lot of censorship from them lately. Zuckerberg seems perfectly fine with this.
@@StockTurboN20 sure, but that’s not what they’re being accused of here. That’s not why the senator is grilling Zuckerberg as if he made a playground out of rusty razor blades.
You think wrong. 😂 It absolutely is the platforms responsibility to remove all illegal content and take effective measures to rid their platforms of it. Cyber bullying and child exploitation is a crime, take effective steps to curb it or face the consequences. Its not hard to understand. Crazy it has to be explained.
Do you live in the same society as the rest of us? That's like saying "If you don't want your child to encounter things outside, don't allow them to open any doors"....completely unrealistic.
@user-pt5lq9ei3h Young kids, yes. But schools/society essentially require kids to be online by age 12. Accessing assignments/homework, communication for sports/activities/scheduling... unless you're Amish... you have to be online.
Children do not need smart phones. A " old school" flip phone works fine for keeping in contact with family and for emergencies. My kids get hassled at school all the time but my oldest just graduated number 7 in her class. My middle is on the honor roll and my baby is following in her big sister's footsteps.
Josh Hawley would never ask the CEO of a gun company if they had compensated the family of the children harmed by their products. Let alone to hold them to the fire over their answer.
The parents of 37% of Instagram users between 13 and 15 should have a chat with responsible adults on how to monitor the online behavior of their children.
But they are not!! Children should monitor their kids so they don’t smoke cigarettes but some do not so that’s why there is a law against things like buying cigarettes under 18.
Perhaps, perhaps not , but generally I think too like that, because we shall to be aware , and take a serious responsibility on our children, to do not let them suicide themselves, it's so sad , unfortunately, we have to strive to save ourselves, and our children, and create a platform where parents will look strictly at what their babies are doing , I assume this is an answer for that , but anyway, those are words will not give dead children back , it's our society guilty , we have to first blame ourselves for that ( Rest and peace,😢
Why do children have social media and where were the parents of these kids when their kids were using social media? We always throw the ball to somebody else and the responsibility too.
You can never contain the exposure that is on the web , even with the best intentions its just not possible . Something or someone will always find a way .
My child kills another kid with a Black & Decker axe...can I sue B&D for making a tool that was used inappropriately ? Be involved in your children's lives, you are not their friend...you are their parent.
Once the tool is sold to a customer, B&D has no control over the use of it. All major social media platforms have their data sitting in servers managed by them and they have full control of over the data content. These companies are responsible for sharing the data content they manage. If the control of adult content is not effective, then it is the responsibility of the platform owning company to make them effective.
Your child kills another child at a school with a bushmaster gun... can you sue BM for a tool that was used inappropriately ? Be involved in your children's lives, you are not their friend...you are their parent.
exactly, yet mark Zuckerberg actively caters and courts children to his website, thats what people are mad about.... if mark wants to have an 18 and over site, go right ahead...
He doesn't need to compensate nobody, but I agree he needs to apologize to the parents. It's parent's job to monitor their kids what they are really doing in daily basis.
Parents need to parent. That's about it. You shouldn't let your child have a social media account without adult supervision. If these guys cared about the kids, where's the measures to prevent school shootings? The guy sitting beside Josh said there needs to be one door at schools. If these guys truly cared about kids get the NRA executives up there and grill them as well, force them to apologize to the parents, but that won't happen. EVER.
Wrong. Kids are smarter than You think and get away with so much without their parents knowing. I know how the internet works better than my parents and each generation will continue to get smarter.
@gfys756 Helicopter parent? Lol I'm talking about SOCIAL MEDIA. Not what side of the pillow their kid sleeps on. This new talking point of "they're smart". Your kid should not outsmart you at your old age.
Since the GOP seems to want to leave responsibility in the hands of parents of what their children are being taught in schools, why is there no responsibility for the parents in their eyes for how much exposure their children get to social media? Kids don't need smart phones or tablets or their own laptops. Get them a flip phone for emergencies. Do homework on a family desktop computer.
@@mepe6809 Starts in the Home for sure. However, most parents are glued to their stupid phones, so what do you expect of the kids ? Einsteins statement, that technology will be the death of us is rolling in at a much faster rate than we know, especially with all the new AI garbage coming out. Its sickening. God help us.
If the government can ban minors from buying cigarettes and alcohol and set up sting operations to ensure the rules are being followed, it could also do so for cell phones if it wanted.
Was it really Zucks fault for these kids getting harassed? He just owns the platform. It’s not like there aren’t features in place to block certain users or even filter the content.
He has a hard position. Anyone who develops a platform that is used by a large majority of a population ought to have accountability to make sure they're doing their best to protect anyone who uses it. At the same time, malicious actors will also always be finding loopholes and vulnerabilities to exploit the innocent and naive. It is a constant race between the platform architects and bad actors using it to stay ahead of each other. Parents should absolutely have oversight on what their children are doing, but kids also find ways to do things without their parents' knowledge. We were all kids once before, too, and know this is the truth.
He designed the platform, they had no problem shutting down info of doctors( valued doctors) who had a different view then they wanted out their in regards to covid.
I agree they want to but him at the stake for a universal problem across all platforms for thier own egos and ability to be reelected. Its annoying and awful actually.
Well they wanna sue gun manufacturers? The guy who invented the nobel prize also invented dynamite and because so many people were killed with his invention he was known as the merchant of death. I mean, just pick a side and be consistent really.
Yes exactly and Facebook is designed to be addictive to increase screentime like many other social media. The problem is deeper than Facebook also. If you're a truely concerned parent you should not only wish for better parenting but also a better world for your kids.
Imagine being a parent and taking absolutely zero responsibility for what your children does online and/ or what he/she is exposed to online. Parents these days are a legit joke.
1st-the Senator needs to give an opportunity for a full response to his questions, not bulldoze over the comments being offered as responses, and 2nd-it's a PARENT's job to monitor and supervise their children's actions, not a corporation's.
I’m not seeing how Meta and Zuck are to blame for this issue. Where are the parents? Why are the parents not supervising what their kids are doing? It’s not the tech companies fault, it’s just really bad parenting
@@mysticalbtchI’m with OP. All those kids exposed to something that their parents let them be exposed to. Zuckerberg and Facebook aren’t handing out cell phones and computers equipped with Facebook like drug dealers giving away someone’s first hit. And I’m saying that as someone who cannot stand Facebook.
I agree parenting has become a non sequitur yet both parents have to work now and juggle everything trying to make things come together in an impossible world there's two sides to every coin
My dad brought me a Nintendo when I was 6 years old and allowed us to watch rated R movie when I was 7. None of us committed suicide and none of us turn into psychopathic murderers. My father was strict but fair, he was the most easy going person in the world but if we cut up he put us in our place real quick.
I didn’t have a phone until I started driving at 19. Because I was always with a trusted adult by one of my parents if not my parents to take me and drop me off where I needed to go.
Why should Americans pay for the harm that Zuckerberg profits from? I agree that the American healthcare situation is deplorable and we are in desperate of real healthcare reform that doesn’t leave people naked on the street. However, that doesn’t change the fact that business owner should not be allowed to profit from the harm the cause children.
@@jilpok1074one question to you and all who think like you. Did you think or feel this way when this social media wave became a thing? Or has something changed personally for you and now you are indifferent about what it has tuned into? I mean realistically. We all had to know where this was going. The easier the access. The more of the liability it or whatever it is becomes to everyone.
@@jilpok1074 It's not Zuckerberg's responsibility to parent your children. There are thousands of sites that show nudity and other things that 13-15 year old girls shouldn't be subject to so parents need to do their job because the internet sure as hell isn't going to do it for them.
@@jilpok1074 Social media doesn't cause poor mental health. Trauma, lack of accessible and affordable mental healthcare and lack of education on emotional intelligence is what causes our poor mental health. Everyone in the world has social media. Why is it that Americans specifically are struggling so much harder?
@@keristockton9655uh yeah it does affect mental health. It’s designed that way, they literally hire behavior experts to get more eyeballs on the screen. You got people with PhDs doing research on this. This isn’t just product placements anymore from the days of madmen.
He asked the wrong question, it shouldn't have been "Who did you fire?" it should have been "What did you do to address the situtation?" There are many people that have to work together to create the algorithms used on the platform and regulate it. Asking who did he fire is basically saying who can be made to become the scapegoat for an issue that is beyond their ability to address.
Since we're talking about lawsuits and taking accountability, US politicians should be sued for making laws and regulations for the same companies that they have investments in or have recieved campaign donations from.
Parents need to be hold accountable as well
Yes, them too!
For what? Not helicopter parenting their children? Constantly ask their children to hand them their phones to check if they are on social media? I mean you can absolutely do that and ruin your relationship with your kids. If that is your goal. Helicopter parenting obviously never ends in ruined relationships. The best parents can do is advice their children about the dangers of social media. That's about it. If you start helicoptering, you are only going to ruin your relationship with your kid.
What needs to be done is for these social media sites to ban teens and kids on their platforms. They can easily make it compulsory to be verified to have a social media account. No different than needing to show your ID at a club to get in. However, they won't do it. That's because unlike clubs, social media sites depend on the traffic from teens and kids to make money. Adults are not as active on social media as teens and kids. There is no financial incentive for them to shoot themselves in the foot by making it compulsory to be verified.
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The app is a teen app ,that has been hijacked. The problem is the adults on a kids app that has gotten exploited for money.
Internet should be 22 and older
This isn’t completely under his control. Parents need to monitor their children.
Agree. The first bullet is especially misleading: what portion of that 37% were _looking_ for nudity? Betting it's the vast majority.
Why not both?
@@mark99khe said the nudity was unwanted under 30 seconds into the video 🤦♂️
@@zeke5745 That isn't what the poster says.
@@mark99k I have literally never seen anything that bad on FB. These hearings are designed to sound a certain way and aren't very realistic. FB can't look at every single post and I can say they are using AI to check content. It's kinda crazy how they try to make it sound.
Imagine parents throwing their children under a train and then seeing the rail company sued for the children's death.
Uh it would still get sued, probably. So long as the parents hid their tracks well. Ba dum pshhh
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Agreed.
This is flawed logic. All major social media platforms have their data servers managed by the respective companies. These companies are responsible for sharing the data content they manage. If the control of adult content is not effective, then it is the responsibility of the platform owning company to make them effective.
@@slwide7507 Given your logic the rail company are also responsible for safety within its premises, including blacklisting dangerous criminals, block access to the rails from any lunatic parents. If the control is not effective, it is the job of the rail company to make them effective?
I mean come on, to what extend? The rail company got to shoulder some responsibility but the passengers should as well right?
Parents need to be held accountable.
???Children are not their property, you think telling their children to stay away from social media is realistic and possible???
@@johanhoon2515 seems like you never met some responsible parents and good children out there. I pity you and your fam. And fyi it's possible.
No worries I come from a decent family unlike so many other children. To clarify: Absolutely, in a normal, ideal parents should controland protect children; Unfortunately, we do not live in sucha world, we live in a f*cked up world where parentiong basically does not exist or exist in the form of letting children do whatever they like. So my point: disfunctional parenting cannot solve anything@@Nevertheless16
How should Parents Controll whats going on on social Media? Its the platforms Job.! If and underaged is able to create an Account that the Platform ahould do anything they can do to prevent their users for harm
Meanwhile youre addicted to it too. So how is the parent going to really stop what theyre also addicted to ?
Parents need a wake up call!!! Monitor your kids, put parental controls on , know what your kids are doing online!!! Don’t make it others responsibility to keep your kids safe it’s yours!!!
Fb and insta get a lot of money, they can hire qualified people to filter and care for young people
I blame the parents here. They are fake victims
Unfortunately you cant escape it. Other kids at school that know too much are a danger too.
you think its that easy? you dont think its at there school and every where else they go.
Thank you so much for this comment! I don’t know why this innovative guy is getting drilled for ultimately what should’ve been an involved parents responsibility 😳🤷🏾♀️
When did parents cease to be responsible for the behavior of their children, and for keeping them safe?
Since this Senator started talking. By blaming the tech billionaire, they can sue him with the hopes of making money. Shame on these parents. Shame.
Thank you.
Exactly my point
You can’t regulate Instagram content. But Instagram/ Facebook can.
@justwatchingrandomly exactly. Anybody can join their platforms. Why is it so hard to understand?
As a parent, I am 100 PER CENT responsible for my children's screensxploration.
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Are you with your child 100% of the time?
@@Shmyrkunless she takes away her children’s access to devices when she’s not around it’s impossible to monitor. A determined child can get pass parental blocks on devices quite easily
on a platform that caters to and wants kids on their site????? if sesame street started showing the things that facebook shows to kids you wouldn't blame sesame street????
I have some knowledge on tech and parental controls and I’m always always trying to teach parents about how to use it or how to control the wifi. Do the same instead of defending the 13 to 15 yr olds getting exposed to this type of stuff
As a Norwegian, observing American society feels like watching a real-life crime drama, but with even graver consequences. Daily school shootings and a pervasive drug epidemic, particularly with fentanyl, are deeply disturbing to witness. Instead of addressing these issues, they're often overshadowed by scapegoating a single individual for all the problems.
Yes. They need to single out some evil in order to think of themselves as good and have a purpose in their lives.
World war
*I've never had a single day of peace in this country, whomever you are Jan Henriksen. But people see this. I scream it OUT LOUD online. Everything is considered a joke here. You could literally be dying on the side of the street and it'll be considered funny by people. America has an extremely sadistic culture. People LOVE to abuse people here. It's been like this since I was born in 1993.*
Because Social Programs ruin ambition. Ruin aptitude. Ruin hope. Ruin lives. The American Dream is not possible administered from a Government office. Socialism does not work.
We’re at the end. That’s why many of the public just sits back and ignores it.
"Parents, im extremely sorry for your gross negligence & for not taking responsibility for your kids".
Your kids may still watch porn on their friends devices ….
"and yet I will also give my contribution by making these platforms as tempting and addicting as possible for all ages that even parents believe that it's "normal" to engage in mindless scrolling for hours"
@@ackerwoman16they don't get it but they'd be the first people to sue if their kid got hurt at someone's home to try to sue them. it wouldn't be "their fault" for letting their kid go. I don't understand what is not understood about social media being purposely addictive and harmful and built to be that way
Instagram is marketed as a teen app . But when it became popular Zuckerberg bought it & it got hijacked by adults and ever since has been nothing but , death , pornography, violence , false information and hate .
@@thebossy1 ikr
Ridiculous. He doesn’t need to apologize. It is the parent’s responsibility to guide and teach kids the right way.
At the end of the day, the hardworking, responsible and intelligent parents will perform better than their counterpart, and the kids will suffer the consequences of their parent's incompetence. Meritocracy is nature.
All major social media platforms have their data servers managed by the respective companies. These companies are responsible for sharing the data content they manage. If the control of adult content is not effective, then it is the responsibility of the platform owning company to make them effective.
This is a very uninformed and basic perspective on a complex issue
Nope... I don't blame parents... Remember twitch which used to be good for kids to watch their streamers play games and interact and then it turned to live soft pornnn... Bathtub stream, pool stream etc.. twitch instead of banning them, they used it and these women who did these streams got soo many viewers and majority of them where underage...
I'm not with Facebook here.. It's easy to say parents should not allow kids but how? You can't be that strict to keep watching them and forcing them not to do something will make them do it... That's how kids work...
Both of them are guilty in my front of view 😔
I'm confused. Why doesn't Senator Hawley speak up for the victims of gun violence this way?
Because guns don’t kill people. People kill people. And guns or not, that’s still going to happen. The only thing taking guns away from citizens is going to accomplish is the establishment of full on fascism from your nanny government. Our 2nd Amendment is in place to ensure that they can never do that. But it seems like you anti-gun people don’t get that. You will wish you had once the final nail is driven into the Constitution’s Coffin by your elected officials.
Because it is the person pulling the trigger that is responsible - not the gun itself.
Much like it is Zuckerberg who is the one pulling the trigger and not the platform ( which would be the gun in this Analogy).
because guns dont expoit children for profit. in fact kids are considering killing other kids because of social media.
@@bigbrotherisasob Your reasoning is flawed. We need to compare like for like .
I agree with your statement it is the person pulling the trigger that is responsible.
If the gun is the same as the platform, then we need to compare users for users. A user of a gun is the person who pulls the trigger. A user of the platform is either the viewer or whoever creates content on the platform to be viewed.
The gun is neither good nor evil, it depends on how you use it. You can use it to protect or you can use it to harm others.
The platform is neither good nor evil. You can use it for good (educational purposes) or for bad.
Just like how you wouldn't leave a gun hanging about for kids to play with because of its potential harm, in the same way you shouldn't let kids full access to a platform that can potentially cause harm.
Zuckerberg is the creator of the platform and blaming him is the same as blaming the gun manufacturer.
Nope, that analogy is nothing but flawed. Zuckerberg created the platform and provides the service for consumers to interact with everyone. His equivalent would be the head of a company that invented and sells firearms. Zuckerberg is not the one that uploaded and sent explicit messages to children. The ppl on the platform did. These parents expecting Mark to solve everything is like the family of someone who got shot at night downtown blaming the firearms sellers instead of the criminal that killed the person.
Edit: someone beat me to it by a minute ig lol
Noone let him answer the questions . They just carry out an order
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This is scapegoating! Parents are always blaming others for their lack of parental involvement.
@@ultrapolitanrecordsKids shouldnt have social media period the parents are to Blame
Kid of a single parent I didn’t get a phone until middle school and even then once a week or so my mom would check my phone and had restrictions on certain websites until I got to highschool. She also educated me on technology, the dangers of the internet as well as other issues. It’s like blaming a manufacturer if someone dies in a car accident. It’s the parents responsibility to monitor and limit their kids screen usage and be aware
@I_Love_My_Little_Willy I side with @DaisySawn808 on this. A correct point should be posted everywhere until people actually contemplate it, instead of just chalking it up as, 'Well, you have an opinion." I'll post the same thing in response to the prevalent opinion posted that, 'It's the parents' responsibility!" And, I agree that the parents have huge, primary responsibility in this. But, can a parent's job be made harder? When the drug dealer gets to the parents' kids, does the drug dealer bear any responsibility? That is what is being asserted in these hearings.... that the social media companies aren't so completely on the up and up like they are trying to make you believe, and they have a bit of drug dealer oiliness to them, but far more insidious.
Just because there will always be bad in the world doesn't mean we should stop pointing out what is bad and fighting against it.
Yup
*No. Parents are allowed to blame adults that are SHOVING their content down the throats of everyone in society. You need to pay attention. There are so many abusive American adults corrupting children in the U.S.! PAY ATTENTION. PARENTS DO THEIR BEST AND THEN THEIR CHILDREN GET CAUGHT UP WITH OTHER BULLSHIT WHEN THEY GO TO SCHOOL, FOR EXAMPLE.*
At what point do the parents accept responsibility for their childrens actions?
How? Stand over them all day while they use their device? Your argument is childish and lazy snd not thought out. Of course parents are responsible for their children, but that isnt the debate here.
@@pingamalinga you restrict their internet access. They shouldn’t be on a platform like that anyway. It’s 100% their fault
@@pingamalingayour a irresponsible parent aren’t you 😭🤣
@pingamalinga how? Uh, I don't know. Use parental controls?
Do you let your kids watch R rated movies? Or drink 21+ drinks?
Do you let your kid use the internet unsupervised without parental controls enabled? You don't need to be the Gestapo and watch them like a hawk but you could at least talk to them about it and limit the most offending content.
Not that it solves the entire issue nor does it absolve facebook and Zuckerberg from any fault but it's not a completely one sided issue.
Stop raising IPad kids and take some responsibility. Let em go outside and dodge predators at church instead of online just like the good ol'days.
@@homelander2243 And they use their friends device and do the same exact thing.
he won't even let him speak. wow.
that made me so mad
its the kind of individual who should resign or be voted out of office; trying to make a name for himself! Standing with Mark!
Because he's speaking nothing but non-sense. He's not in Facebook headquarters
Because he was dodging all the questions. He sounded more like a politician than the senators themselves 😂
How is he dodging questions if he wasn't even allowed to answer?@@Outlines
Why are parents allowing their kids to be online anyways? I didn't have phone and internet until I was 17. Stop allowing young people use social media and then pointing the blame to other, YOU ARE the parent, not the businessman.
I had one with text only, maybe we should go back to that 😄
iagree but thats what Zuckerburg wants to get the next generations hooked
Same here, my parents didn't give me control of their phone until I was 16
"Let me ask you this and then immediately interrupt you while you try to answer."
Yeah when you don't answer the actual question and keep trying to change the subject, after every single question
@@MrGoffy238 I think the questions were pretty trash, "You didn't fire anybody therefore you haven't taken any action"
@@ark14700 that's not a question, that's a statement/assumption, not a question being asked
Why are you blaming him for parents decisions to let the children get on social media
Exactly!
😂 bro his platform allows these things to happen. There are settings in place that are there for protecting minors and they are not working. Don't blame the parent they did their job. Mark hasnt.
, *Stop trying to defend Zuckerberg the democrat. Parents can not control their kid all day long, they have to work, and are not tyrants.*
Agreed.
Exactly.
The man who's just asking questions but don't want to let MZ answer pissed me off
He completely tunnel visioned on his specific question as if that would prove Zucc wrong, e.g. firing somebody isn't the only way a company can deal with things
It's the Republican Party in a nutshell (and of course the worst Ted Cruz sitting beside) to blame Mark Zuckerberg for harming children. Instead they should focus on what really harms and kills children - guns! - only in USA are the politicians this dumb.
Fr bro
@@ark14700 and honestly it's not anybody fault.
And hes in a position of making decisions. It is so nice to know that such mature, just, and rightful people are making important decisions for society. Isn't it?
Which senator/politician did he fired after gun violence?
Kind of ironic that a politician is speaking about accountability and things that harm people; The people that work and "serve the people" in those buildings have created unimaginable and unaccounted for harm to far more people than Mark Zuckerberg ever could.
Exactly
Nothing but facts‼️
The hypocrisy is hypocrisying
I wish i could give 1 mln thumbs up to your opinion. And then accuse yt owner of taking my free time.
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I think it’s big of him to apologize. Especially when the PARENTS are more chiefly responsible than he is.
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He was forced to apologize. It wasn't genuine at all
@@ThatKidJokah He doesn't need to apologize, parents are to blame for not knowing wtf their children are doing on the internet.
@@amgjens why it's banned in countries like sg to use platform like tiktok under 13 years old? Cause today parents are busy ,and internet isn't only about entertaining . U can clearly see they are promoting scams via ads in social media and u can't expect responsibility from everyone . That what happened with guns . Now it's out of control ,right . That why other countries that licence for it
Remember their irresponsibility willnt only effect on them .
And metal health isn't joke . Not like physical health it's very hard to control yourself when chemistry in ur brain went wrong
@@amgjens I dont know why I can't post my comment with other account .
However u are totally missing point why we need laws when we can self control. Cause everyone aren't responsible and don't expect that from others
Someone should tell these politicians that their constant lies and pretense also cause harm.
I agree but also MZ is in the wrong.
And prostitutes plowing their trade inside cars. Who did the automakers fire?
Guns fire bullets that kill people, alcohol leads to violence and drunk driving deaths.
Sugar causes diabetes. Bacon causes fat and heart problems.
' *Stop trying to defend Zuckerberg the democrat.*
*You are trying to protect Zuckerberg.*
@@QOGS he’s not. You’re in the wrong for letting them on a platform that you know what goes on. Go dodge responsibility somewhere else. Your making actual parents look bad
You know the best way to keep children safe from online threats? Don’t let them use the internet unattended.
I’m sick of these sham hearings. Ask legitimate questions THEN WAIT FOR THE ANWSER. Stop fishing for a gotcha moment.
This is unnecessarily contentious.
You are right. But that will only happen if the people being questioned actually answer the questions and not use lawyer provided fluff
It's designed to reveal cracks in management because the CEO can't respond convincingly under pressure. If it were a debate, it would simply go on forever. That is not the objective.
However there are cases in which the person responding gives competent answers but they just get talked over anyway. This is not one of them. Zucc has neglected his responsibility by treating ethics as just another part of the system you pour money into, despite people being at the core of the product.
So true. It’s a cheap shot for social media fame, ironically. Tech CEOs getting summoned to a hearing just so someone can ramp up a campaign with a viral video. “Senator grills tech billionaire. Vote for ___”.
Zuckerberg for president 2024 🇺🇸
That’s Josh Hawley for ya
These politicians have done more harm to children by catering to the NSA’s interests.
That's a strawman.
@@nopejustnope3900 do you know what strawman means
This is ridiculous. I truly wish that senator could apply the same passion to confront people who are really putting others in danger, not a social platform where children have no business being at and parents shouldn't have given them access to.
I guarantee if you had children between the ages of 14 and 17 they would go online whether you liked it or not.
This clown keeps talking about compensation to every lil girl who uses the internet because he wants to cash in and make money too. Unfortunately they aren't passionate about other crimes and real issues because they can't make big bucks. I think everyone knows it's the parents responsibility even the clown knows that's why he keeps interrupting mark.. asking a question and then repeating the same thing over and over and over again
@@pugdad1248 well I don't, so its not really my problem is it? Maybe you should just raise your kids right 🤷♂
@@20deepini wasn’t even talking to you. Not talking from experience so kind of weird of you to say take care of my kids. I’m not even old enough to have a teenager but okay. Trust me I know you don’t have kids. You probably don’t even have a girlfriend.
When your ages 13 to 17 you will go on internet when your at school or with friends. How would parents control that. Answer is you can’t
How can they when the parents themselves are addicted to it as well ?! This is a drug no different than anything illegal. That's why society is so toxic right now. I've seen it change people. Personally !! And for the worst not for the better. I can tell whos really on social media and who isn't now. There's a difference between those who use it and those who don't. It ruins peoples psyche. I mean you have 12 year olds with egos bigger than grown adults now. Men feeling depressed. Women always being angry. In a way that's really in your face!! Like wtf is going on ??!!!!
Why parents give phone to their children that's the main question ❓
Not saying that Zuckerberg shouldn't be called to task, but it is really rich of Josh Hawley with Ted Cruz sitting next to him to talk about harm Facebook has done, forgetting he and other politicians have used that and other social media platforms to cause harm via polarization.
Hawley and Cruz are J6 Ringleaders. They should both be sued for damages
And they yell capitalism when it’s convenient when the companies are paying them enough to shut up
I totally agree. Im sitting here watching this shaking my head. Not only are parents holding most of the responsibility, these hypocrite Republicans in Congress and media using the very same platforms to indoctrinate, incite, and manipulate the masses with blatant lies and deceit without any regard to what age group may be viewing.
Haha the gov just want to take over the biggest social media there will be more and more attacks. But yeah it is a big blow to use the children for this.
Y'all may be over vaccinated...
As much as there are problems with meta this isn’t one of them. Parents need to be more proactive about what kids see online and have open dialogues with them.
I limit my kids on screen time. They don't even have social media either. I don't want them getting sucked into social media and relying on likes and clout for their self-esteem. They need to avoid such brain rot.
this is stupid kids can easily find ways around it, face it your kids/new generation is stuck to social media, it will be all they know like it or not its the new world
@@ScarletBrimstone I mean are they teenagers or like young kids? If they were teenagers this is a dumb way to go about it. What’s gonna happen when they do get social media. You’re not preparing them for that at all
@@piyulalalalalala UA-cam is the only social media I've ever had. I'm sure my kids will be fine without Facebook, Twitter, and the rest of the societal decay. Why should my kids have to use those platforms? What ever happened to face-to-face interaction? Remember when you went on a date with a person you DIDN'T meet on Grindr? I'm sorry, but I'll have to disagree with you. My kids won't be part of the collective. They got bigger and better things to do.
@@ScarletBrimstone YT is just as bad.
Parents, monitor your children’s phone/internet use.
have to tell people now a days is crazy.
😂😂😂😂
If you grew up in the 2,000s and DONT CHECK your kids phone then you deserve it
Even if you monitor its every where. You cant escape it. Other kids at school that are exposed are the problem they ruin it for us parents that dont want this exposure
@@InternetJournalist01 I was a teen in the 2000s and I know the kinda crap I had access to back then with my dial-up internet. These millennial/Gen X parents CANNOT say they don’t know what’s going on.
Parents: Get off their backs. You do not own them. If you don't trust them, give them up.
*Like tyrants, yes.*
I’m grew up with social media
Fortunately I have such a good parents 🙏
Thanks Mom & Dad 🙏🫶👨👩👦
There are dangers on every app .The speaker wants to blame the CEO of an app for predators on it,when predators are everywhere.
There are dangers on every app. Liberals want to blame the CEO of an app for racism on it, when racists are everywhere. Liberals about Elon Musk's "x"
I agree. There is evil everywhere. This is why movie theaters for years enforced the under 17 not admitted if the movie was R rated. Now children are being used for disgusting evil people's twisted desires and mark does nothing to protect these precious children. Is he enjoying the sexual stuff too? Life here on earth is short. Hell is forever.
@DaisySawn808 its not Marks job to monitor peoples children on social media
@@ultrapolitanrecords it’s extremely easy to set up parental control on a child’s phone, tablet and computer. YOU dropped the ball. Accept that.
Ive been scammed on facebook marketplace and reported all scammers numerously. Although I know Im responsible for the trasactions I made online, I still feel bad for the money Ive lost for trusting the platform. Money I worked hard only to be stolen by people with bad intentions. Facebook has done nothing with it. Not even an update with the action they did for the scammer. They only made a report button and then thats it. Makes no sense at all. They should be at least in partnership with authorities to mitigate risks of people being a victim to any types of crimes committed online. So in this case, for me the senator makes sense. At least being the one in charge of the platform, have the balls to stand for justice and integrity of the tools you are creating. Make it a safe space for all.
Imagine not blaming the parents...
Exactly
Imagine parents doing their damn job!
@@KadiddlehopperClem Thank you for hitting the nail on the head.
You don't when its "X" and Elon Musk. So it shouldn't be hard. 😂 Don't like things on "X", don't get on it and don't let your kids. Crazy it has to be explained.
The parents should be blamed for not watching their children
Agree.....
You can’t watch your children 24/7. Would you plane the parents if a 15 year old was having sex?
Instagram has made this problem systemic. Blaming the individual won’t solve the issue. Blaming instagram could
Right, Stop blaming elon musk about stuff on "X". Don't like it, don't go there or let your children get on it.
Parents should be held responsible for not observing their children’s online interaction and not restricting websites or apps from being used? It’s equivalent to knowing where your kids are at all times and who they are with and what they’re doing.
This is what happens when you don't properly supervise your child's internet usage.
Someone is going to reply to this all angry when it’s a harsh truth. A lot of parents barely know to use their own devices so naturally children will exploit this free rein not knowing harmful implications. Naturally most children will lie on the age sliders hence even if all the known children accounts are blocked effectively, neglected children will often still fall victim.
Agree.....Good Grief.....
Perfect example of "certain people" not taking responsibility for their actions but instead blaming others. Priceless
These companies thoroughly understand the economic hardships of Americans under Biden's administration. They are exploiting the vulnerabilities of struggling parents/single parents and looking to get a foothold on our children. Trust me.... they are happy to embrace and mold our youngest... 😢
@@ultrapolitanrecordsits not zuckerbergs fault. whatever they won't find on instagram theyll find elsewhere
@@ultrapolitanrecords you’re so in denial. Parental controls exist for a reason. If you don’t even know how they work, you’ve done a disservice to your children. Not Mark Zuckerberg, you. He is doing what his job entails. You need to do what your job as a parent entails.
How can you expect a Facebook CEO to monitor all content that each and every child consumes online?
All major social media platforms have their data servers managed by the respective companies. These companies are responsible for sharing the data content they manage. If the control of adult content is not effective, then it is the responsibility of the platform owning company to make them effective.
@@slwide7507so u mean we have to be monitored everytime we use any social media ? i dont get it.. like he is not responsible for this. he sell guns he didnt ask u to fire anyone tho. its the parents fault obviously senator from planet X.
The same way they already monitor all the content from their 87 million some users to sell to analytical companies and make billions? lol.
When they can give an appropriate ad which you were googling by AI , why cnt they do it .
@@slwide7507how should a company manage their content when they have billions of users, genius?
I don’t like zuckerberg just as much as anyone but he shouldn’t be blamed for bad parenting
This is like blaming a window company that there was stalker looking inside from the backyard.
😂 a good one
But what if during installation, the window company saw the single female living at the house and then sold the address to Peeping Toms of America?
@@jras8652 yea in this case the window company is guilty. If Zuckerberg is selling this data, he is guilty. But from this conversation this wasn't clear.
Why are kids on these apps if they’re seeing inappropriate things?
Cuz their parents are working 40 hours a week trying to make ends meet. Why are you blaming poor people? This dude has billions. Hold him accountable.
@@bootscooty So he should raise their kids for them?
@@bootscootyNo. Zuckerberg isnt responsible for babysitting other people's kids. Its easier to blame the CEO (also makes you feel good), but these parents have control of what their kids have access to. They chose to spend their money on getting their kid a phone, despite being "poor," and kids do have a way of getting around parental blocks. It's not the governments responsibility to play nanny because "the children." Its mum and dads fault, PERIOD.
@@bootscootyI work more than that and I know what my children are doing online.
@bootscooty So parents struggling to provide for their kids have income to waste on tech that needs application developers to parent their kids for them? I say fix the problem at the source and have those parents neutered since they aren't responsible enough to raise kids.
This is like blaming the telephone company if a child stalker calls your home phone to talk to your children.
Not really. With technology it's very easy to put tools in place to make it less dangerous. Kids are on tech these days. If they're not using it with you and they might not even have a phone, they're still using it somewhere else.
It's more like someone posting pictures and a phone number in a bathroom stall and complaining when someone calls and harasses them.
Then blaming the dude who built the bathroom@@mediocreman2
Exactly
The phone company profits from selling services to known scammers who rob elderly people.
If he does something then they grill him for violating their first amendment.
It's the parents responsibiltiy that their kid is not on social media and also instagram is not accountable for that, its the people on instagram.
Parents watch your own children.
If your child has been harmed by anyone/anything online - YOU THE PARENT ARE TO BLAME FOR NOT PAYING ATTENTION. Smart devices arent toys, theyre tools. You wouldnt let youR 12 yr old play with your car, you should not let them play with FB, X, Insta, etc.
Parents are pressed by mortgages and insurances and rents and bills in this country to work overtime, and Scholls push mire and more for internet to be used, how and where are they supposed to control those kids, I'd they don't see them all day???, it's a set up to destroy the nation!!
@goodnewsukraine425 If you choose to have children you are responsible for that child - the factors you list are nothing more than excuses.
@@techgirl1337
The factors I listed, are regular way of existence in this country. Of you don't choose to have children, than you sign up for ultimate generation, if everyone will be like you - human race will cease to exist
Exactly, it is adamant that parents go and learn how to restrict and monitor their kids usage and get some basic computer literacy. You cannot have your child navigating a phone better than you and expect to monitor them.
this is 100% false how blind are you ?
Both are accountable. Social media platforms can and should do more. Parents, need to do more. Its their child…tell them no and mean it. If my parents told me no, and l listened and knew, there were consequences.
Bingo!
One of prices of being a CEO of a big tech company
"I'm not going to answer that." I like that answer.
It’s not his responsibility to parent other people’s children. It’s quite simple; know what your children are doing, monitor them. This is a lack of parenting, not a lack of online security.
why do we ban anything for minors? why not legalize drinking, smoking,driving, adult entertainment and gun ownership for everyone then let the parents decide if their children are ready?
Yep.....
Miss the good ol' days when there wasn't such thing as social media and the kids were kids and played outside instead being on phone or computers
Miss those day, too.
I was born in the late 1990s. One of the last generations where kids could be kids, play outside until it got dark. People still knocked on each others doors. Everything changed since the explosion of the internet and smartphones.
@@pacman071 I agree with you 100%.
Unfortunately, incidents and harm also occurred in the good old days, except people didn't read about them readily 24-7 and newspapers and the radio were the only source of news.
الوالدين هم الذين يجلبون الهواتف للاطفال
Parents should be monitoring their children start blocking those sites not appropriate for children.
New platforms are put up every hour of every day. Social media for ‘KIDS’ !!!
It’s a crap shoot.
Or find a way to only have a curated selection of whitelisted sites available. Libraries do/did it all the time.
If your kid really wants to visit a new site, you can check it out together and add it if it's suitable.
Ban sexual contents in all social medias, save future generations...
Ps.. it's not just teenage girls. It's boys, too. Let's fight for the kids y'all .... Let's do this
ya i was exploited when i was 12.. i didn't even realize anything they were doing was wrong till years later.
Let’s start with taking accountability for what we allow our kids to watch. Who pays the internet/phone bill?
y'all....ha ha ha ha ha ha
Parents need to keep their kids off of social media. My kids were only allowed to use internet with me in the room. As a society we need to quit trying to make everything someone else's fault.
I was rapped when I was 13. Still trying to get a record deal
According to this logic, cellular service companies should be sued too 🤔😂
😂😂😂😂
@DJDancenstein-
By this look, cellular service companies have the responsibility to moderate the content that carried through their service. Real issue is not being adressed here. We are just shifting blame to others and feel okay.
How can a parent monitor their kid when they themselves are stuck on the phones.
parent needs to work full time to support their children as well. Many families struggling on monthly payments. Many live paycheck to paycheck
@@lifetoeatandlaugh Then maybe sell your house to live in a more affordable one. Maybe look for a better job. Maybe get your children to work too. Maybe don't waste money with TV signatures, Netflix, Amazon Prime and other forms of paid media. Maybe dont't have more eletronic devices than you need. Maybe start eating homemade food. Maybe don't buy things that you can't afford. Maybe control how your wife and kids spend your money, as well how YOU spend it. Maybe plan your financial life.
People will create excuses for everything. What they won't create is a better life for themselves. That is why I don't even help anyone out anymore.
Maybe suffer a little, so you can reap a peaceful future.
Exactly lol
People defending Mark aren't seeing far back....these platforms are purposely designed to be addictive to increase engagement
So technically Mark is responsible however the way he is treated here is wrong definitely
Yet you people are on utube complaining.
@@YouCanMakeFireOutOfIce you don't have basic knowledge. Poor you 🤣
Where is only fans ceo😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
They must feed him well first
I don’t think it’s Instagram’s responsibility to parent, or to enforce the law.
Agreed…. But in that same sentiment why is it responsible for what is and isn’t true? Why do they block/censor other opinions? I’m talking more Facebook here obviously but I’ve seen more than enough instances of this happening. Seen a lot of censorship from them lately. Zuckerberg seems perfectly fine with this.
Or share political opinions
@@StockTurboN20 sure, but that’s not what they’re being accused of here. That’s not why the senator is grilling Zuckerberg as if he made a playground out of rusty razor blades.
@@rando6836 sounds fun 😬
You think wrong. 😂 It absolutely is the platforms responsibility to remove all illegal content and take effective measures to rid their platforms of it. Cyber bullying and child exploitation is a crime, take effective steps to curb it or face the consequences. Its not hard to understand. Crazy it has to be explained.
Are you a perfectly morally upright person, Senator Sprinter?
More than you are , clearly
@@slavbrav69💯
I feel like if you don't want your children to encounter things online then don't let them online.
Do you live in the same society as the rest of us? That's like saying "If you don't want your child to encounter things outside, don't allow them to open any doors"....completely unrealistic.
@@teresachapman205 you cant stop your kids from going outside but you can stop them from getting on social media....completely dramatic
@user-pt5lq9ei3h Young kids, yes. But schools/society essentially require kids to be online by age 12. Accessing assignments/homework, communication for sports/activities/scheduling... unless you're Amish... you have to be online.
@@teresachapman205 yes but that does not mean they cannot be unsupervised while they are on it.
@@Voidatschool you joined 3 months ago/no subs.... explains a lot... bots gonna bot.
Children do not need smart phones. A " old school" flip phone works fine for keeping in contact with family and for emergencies. My kids get hassled at school all the time but my oldest just graduated number 7 in her class. My middle is on the honor roll and my baby is following in her big sister's footsteps.
Josh Hawley would never ask the CEO of a gun company if they had compensated the family of the children harmed by their products. Let alone to hold them to the fire over their answer.
The parents of 37% of Instagram users between 13 and 15 should have a chat with responsible adults on how to monitor the online behavior of their children.
But they are not!! Children should monitor their kids so they don’t smoke cigarettes but some do not so that’s why there is a law against things like buying cigarettes under 18.
Perhaps, perhaps not , but generally I think too like that, because we shall to be aware , and take a serious responsibility on our children, to do not let them suicide themselves, it's so sad , unfortunately, we have to strive to save ourselves, and our children, and create a platform where parents will look strictly at what their babies are doing , I assume this is an answer for that , but anyway, those are words will not give dead children back , it's our society guilty , we have to first blame ourselves for that (
Rest and peace,😢
Atleast he stood up and apologized to the families.
And I do agree that parents need to monitor what their kids do on their electronic devices.
He has to because its being broadcasted. Sincere apology will come without telling him to do so
this make me realize that even owning a company is stressful and if not, more stressful than a regular worker
Children have parents for a reason and it is time to start making them responsible for the education & behaviors of their children!
This is ridiculous, they don’t even let him answer.
Right
Are you even listening? He continued to deflect and evade the simple question.
Why do children have social media and where were the parents of these kids when their kids were using social media? We always throw the ball to somebody else and the responsibility too.
Do we not say the same thing about casinos and bars? Shouldn't both parties be involved why is it only parents?
You can never contain the exposure that is on the web , even with the best intentions its just not possible . Something or someone will always find a way .
My child kills another kid with a Black & Decker axe...can I sue B&D for making a tool that was used inappropriately ? Be involved in your children's lives, you are not their friend...you are their parent.
Once the tool is sold to a customer, B&D has no control over the use of it. All major social media platforms have their data sitting in servers managed by them and they have full control of over the data content. These companies are responsible for sharing the data content they manage. If the control of adult content is not effective, then it is the responsibility of the platform owning company to make them effective.
YESSSSSSS!!! EXACTLY! Right on point! this is a perfect exemple!
Your child kills another child at a school with a bushmaster gun... can you sue BM for a tool that was used inappropriately ? Be involved in your children's lives, you are not their friend...you are their parent.
Ask a question and let the man answer it.
Get asked a question, then answer it. 😂 His question dodging and word salad is pathetic.
@seahour9147 it's a foolish leading question. You think a question like this would be accepted in court?
Man that apology was really straight from the heart. That moved me.
why on earth would a parent let their children look at this crap.
exactly, yet mark Zuckerberg actively caters and courts children to his website, thats what people are mad about.... if mark wants to have an 18 and over site, go right ahead...
This is what happens when both parents are the breadwinners and let the state and private companies supervise their kids
He doesn't need to compensate nobody, but I agree he needs to apologize to the parents. It's parent's job to monitor their kids what they are really doing in daily basis.
Parents need to parent. That's about it. You shouldn't let your child have a social media account without adult supervision. If these guys cared about the kids, where's the measures to prevent school shootings? The guy sitting beside Josh said there needs to be one door at schools. If these guys truly cared about kids get the NRA executives up there and grill them as well, force them to apologize to the parents, but that won't happen. EVER.
Wrong. Kids are smarter than You think and get away with so much without their parents knowing. I know how the internet works better than my parents and each generation will continue to get smarter.
@@babylips00 hence be a fucking parent lol
@@emmettlester739Good luck with that without being a weird helicopter parent that has to be by your kid 24/7. It's 2024, they'll always outsmart you.
@gfys756 Helicopter parent? Lol I'm talking about SOCIAL MEDIA. Not what side of the pillow their kid sleeps on. This new talking point of "they're smart". Your kid should not outsmart you at your old age.
@@emmettlester739 Always excuses from them, always seeking compassion when there clearly needs to be discipline.
The same parents won't hesitate to give their Children Phone.
Since the GOP seems to want to leave responsibility in the hands of parents of what their children are being taught in schools, why is there no responsibility for the parents in their eyes for how much exposure their children get to social media? Kids don't need smart phones or tablets or their own laptops. Get them a flip phone for emergencies. Do homework on a family desktop computer.
@@mepe6809 Starts in the Home for sure. However, most parents are glued to their stupid phones, so what do you expect of the kids ? Einsteins statement, that technology will be the death of us is rolling in at a much faster rate than we know, especially with all the new AI garbage coming out. Its sickening. God help us.
If the government can ban minors from buying cigarettes and alcohol and set up sting operations to ensure the rules are being followed, it could also do so for cell phones if it wanted.
@@hondarswWaiting for the scoffers and deniers to ridicule your reference to God. Shouldn't be too much longer...
Agreed
Surely you know school systems nationwide provide laptops for every student, doh....
Why should someone lose their job when it's the parents who are failing to do parenting?
Was it really Zucks fault for these kids getting harassed? He just owns the platform. It’s not like there aren’t features in place to block certain users or even filter the content.
He has a hard position. Anyone who develops a platform that is used by a large majority of a population ought to have accountability to make sure they're doing their best to protect anyone who uses it. At the same time, malicious actors will also always be finding loopholes and vulnerabilities to exploit the innocent and naive.
It is a constant race between the platform architects and bad actors using it to stay ahead of each other.
Parents should absolutely have oversight on what their children are doing, but kids also find ways to do things without their parents' knowledge. We were all kids once before, too, and know this is the truth.
the tools are there they have been .parents arent smart enough/ too lazy to use them.
He designed the platform, they had no problem shutting down info of doctors( valued doctors) who had a different view then they wanted out their in regards to covid.
I agree they want to but him at the stake for a universal problem across all platforms for thier own egos and ability to be reelected. Its annoying and awful actually.
Well they wanna sue gun manufacturers? The guy who invented the nobel prize also invented dynamite and because so many people were killed with his invention he was known as the merchant of death.
I mean, just pick a side and be consistent really.
Why isn't he letting him speak...???
Misplaced accountability.
Parents must parent
Yes exactly and Facebook is designed to be addictive to increase screentime like many other social media. The problem is deeper than Facebook also. If you're a truely concerned parent you should not only wish for better parenting but also a better world for your kids.
Imagine being a parent and taking absolutely zero responsibility for what your children does online and/ or what he/she is exposed to online.
Parents these days are a legit joke.
Seems your failed you.
Kids will do what they want. If you spy, they'll get more secretive.
why my daughters monitor
@@Sporxz did I strike a nerve?
@mikemondano3624 so your solution is do nothing? Gotcha.
Why the parents letting them be online. Parents need to start taking some responsibility. Parents need to start being parents not best friends.
I hear you but parents are ultimately responsible for their kids.
1st-the Senator needs to give an opportunity for a full response to his questions, not bulldoze over the comments being offered as responses, and 2nd-it's a PARENT's job to monitor and supervise their children's actions, not a corporation's.
Parents need to take responsibility for raising their children. You can easily block these apps from being on their phone.
It is not just the company to keep children safe it is also first the parents job to do that.
Yeah, how dare he not raise my kids gooder!
I’m not seeing how Meta and Zuck are to blame for this issue. Where are the parents? Why are the parents not supervising what their kids are doing?
It’s not the tech companies fault, it’s just really bad parenting
Because the algorithm tries to PAIR OLD GUYS WITH UNDERAGE TEENS
Wtf do you not understand about that.
Where have you been the MOON, it doesnt help social media should be BANNED yes parents are to balame as well but social media is NOT NEEDED
@@mysticalbtchI’m with OP.
All those kids exposed to something that their parents let them be exposed to.
Zuckerberg and Facebook aren’t handing out cell phones and computers equipped with Facebook like drug dealers giving away someone’s first hit.
And I’m saying that as someone who cannot stand Facebook.
I agree parenting has become a non sequitur yet both parents have to work now and juggle everything trying to make things come together in an impossible world there's two sides to every coin
I don't think senator understands what Instagram is
A porn site were mostly all OF and porn sites being promoted .
@@nycyuutoyt2953*It's oppressive and gross.*
Why are parents buying phones for their kids?
My dad brought me a Nintendo when I was 6 years old and allowed us to watch rated R movie when I was 7. None of us committed suicide and none of us turn into psychopathic murderers.
My father was strict but fair, he was the most easy going person in the world but if we cut up he put us in our place real quick.
I didn’t have a phone until I started driving at 19. Because I was always with a trusted adult by one of my parents if not my parents to take me and drop me off where I needed to go.
"Entertainment" so parents have more time to either work/drink wine/play videogames/use their own social media.
@@deadcell1that's completely different when comparing kids that are being builled online by classmates.
So they don’t have to parent.
Parents are responsible for this .......
Someone needs to ask Josh Hawley if he is interested in funding healthcare especially mental health care rather than just crying about it's effects.
Why should Americans pay for the harm that Zuckerberg profits from? I agree that the American healthcare situation is deplorable and we are in desperate of real healthcare reform that doesn’t leave people naked on the street. However, that doesn’t change the fact that business owner should not be allowed to profit from the harm the cause children.
@@jilpok1074one question to you and all who think like you.
Did you think or feel this way when this social media wave became a thing? Or has something changed personally for you and now you are indifferent about what it has tuned into?
I mean realistically. We all had to know where this was going.
The easier the access. The more of the liability it or whatever it is becomes to everyone.
@@jilpok1074 It's not Zuckerberg's responsibility to parent your children. There are thousands of sites that show nudity and other things that 13-15 year old girls shouldn't be subject to so parents need to do their job because the internet sure as hell isn't going to do it for them.
@@jilpok1074 Social media doesn't cause poor mental health. Trauma, lack of accessible and affordable mental healthcare and lack of education on emotional intelligence is what causes our poor mental health. Everyone in the world has social media. Why is it that Americans specifically are struggling so much harder?
@@keristockton9655uh yeah it does affect mental health. It’s designed that way, they literally hire behavior experts to get more eyeballs on the screen. You got people with PhDs doing research on this. This isn’t just product placements anymore from the days of madmen.
It's still a parent's responsibility to monitor their children and check-in. I honestly don't believe Mark is to blame.
Let your kids be the victim, then you should blame yourself 😂
He asked the wrong question, it shouldn't have been "Who did you fire?" it should have been "What did you do to address the situtation?" There are many people that have to work together to create the algorithms used on the platform and regulate it. Asking who did he fire is basically saying who can be made to become the scapegoat for an issue that is beyond their ability to address.
He purposely asked the question that way so that he couldn’t answer. This was all done intentionally to make him look bad and unprepared.
Parents let their children on Facebook
Adults allowed to chat with minors
Let's hold mark accountable, this will definitely fix the problem lmao
Parents need to take some responsibility
Since we're talking about lawsuits and taking accountability, US politicians should be sued for making laws and regulations for the same companies that they have investments in or have recieved campaign donations from.
The senator is not letting him finish a single sentence. I would have stopped answering any question unless they would let me speak
It is not mistake of mark children and their parents responsible for this..
Will Josh commit to be accountable for the insurrection?
What insurrection? Not a single person charged or found guilty. Take your nonsense somewhere else, like Israel