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Ex-Meta Executive Says Zuckerberg Put Growth Before Child Safety

Arturo Bejar said Meta rewarded engagement over safety and used tools that were easy to ignore, as the company faces a six-week trial.

A former Meta engineering director testified Wednesday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg prioritized growth and user engagement over child safety on Facebook and Instagram, as a landmark trial over the platforms’ impact on young users entered its second day, according to Reuters. Arturo Bejar, a former Meta engineering director and outspoken critic of the company, told a California federal court that Zuckerberg was closely involved in major decisions and…

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seol Won-tae = Arturo Behar, former engineering director at Meta Platform, [said] that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg [regarding] Facebook and Instagram...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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In a historical statement, former director states that Mark Zuckerberg neglected child safety in the Meta to prioritize the profit and engagement of young people.

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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"You are giving young people a drug and ruining their lives," US prosecutors tell Mark Zuckerberg.

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Meta’s former engineering director, Arturo Bejar, stated that the company relegated child safety from growth and profits during the second day of the federal trial that examines the impact of Facebook and Instagram on the mental health of adolescents and under 13 years of age. The lawsuit filed by California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey aims to force changes in platforms and impose an economic sanction. Bejar was the first witness called b…

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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