Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) criticized Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday for the company’s content moderation practices, particularly for children and teenagers, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
“Mr. Zuckerberg, you and the companies before us, I know you don’t mean it to be so, but you have blood on your hands,” Graham remarked to shouts from the audience in the hearing chamber.
“You have a product that’s killing people,” he said.
During the panel’s hearing headlined “Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis,” Zuckerberg, X CEO Linda Yaccarino, TikTok CEO Shou Chew, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, and Discord CEO Jason Citron also testified.
“It is now time to repeal section 230,” Graham added, referring to a federal law that empowers online operators and publishers to censor content as they choose.
During the hearing, Zuckerberg stated that parents and platforms are committed to working on these challenges. And I hope we can make some progress today.”
A member of the audience at the hearing, which was packed with parent advocates, cried out “no thanks” in response.