'The days of self-policing are over,” one senator warned Instagram chief Adam Mosseri on Wednesday.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri took his turn on the hot seat before a Senate subcommittee on child safety Wednesday, and the results were typically searing.
The hearing highlights the blowback Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. FB, +2.40% faces for the foreseeable future over one of its most popular properties. The bombshell disclosures of internal data from whistleblower Frances Haugen, detailing how Facebook ignored clear signs of the damage Instagram can do to teens, has led to hearings, legislation and bruised the company’s stock.
The tone of skepticism continued during a press conference late Wednesday, when Blumenthal and Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., vowed to push through legislation and noted some evasive answers from Mosseri under questioning.
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