US EditionMeta suppressed children's safety research, four whistleblowers claim
- Four whistleblowers accused Meta on September 10, 2025, of suppressing internal research that showed harm to children on its virtual reality platforms.
- The allegations follow presentations of thousands of internal documents to the Senate Judiciary Committee and come amid congressional hearings on children’s safety in VR.
- The documents reveal Meta’s legal team controlled and edited youth safety studies to avoid legal risks, while employees said Meta blocked research into harms faced by underage users.
- One former researcher stated that a teen reported his ten-year-old brother was sexually propositioned, but Meta ordered the recording deleted, showing Meta prioritizes profit over safety, whistleblowers claim.
- As a result, senators demand transparency from Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, and the hearings could further influence regulation of virtual reality and child protection laws.
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The Washington Hispanic
Meta regularly suppressed internal investigations that pointed to serious risks to child safety on its virtual reality platforms, according to reports by current and previous employees who testified before the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. After being subjected to Congressional scrutiny in 2021, the social media giant hired lawyers to filter, edit and, at times, veto sensitive security investigations, denounced six investigators. In their complaints…
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