> Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, announced he was probing Meta in a post on X on 15 August.
> "Now we learn Meta's chatbots were programmed to carry on explicit and "sensual" talk with 8 year olds. It's sick. I'm launching a full investigation to get answers. Big Tech: Leave our kids alone."
If only there was something the law maker could do other than farm for rage. Like make a law so 8 year olds aren’t exposed and abused on Meta’s platforms.
We can’t expect people working for Meta to act ethically. But we could expect lawmakers to actually protect the children.
andsoitis · 1h ago
> Like make a law so 8 year olds aren’t exposed and abused on Meta’s platforms.
Many states have enacted laws designed to limit kids’ exposure to social media. Many of these laws have also faced legal battles.
barbazoo · 1h ago
> Many of these laws have also faced legal battles
I'm assuming that's because "the founding fathers are against it" because they lived in a time when 8 year olds worked the fields?
NewsaHackO · 45m ago
Major reason for this is that many of these laws get warped and used to overstep their stated objective. Perfect example is chat control.
hulitu · 44m ago
> But we could expect lawmakers to actually protect the children
No. They only _claim_ to do this.
mdhb · 2h ago
If a person had said the exact same things that Meta went out of their way to write down in their own documentation as “acceptable” they would be charged with solicitation of a minor and it wouldn’t be a close call.
Honestly, people who work at Meta need to feel more consequences of their decision to do so in my opinion. That organisation is without any doubt whatsoever a net negative to society.
> "Now we learn Meta's chatbots were programmed to carry on explicit and "sensual" talk with 8 year olds. It's sick. I'm launching a full investigation to get answers. Big Tech: Leave our kids alone."
If only there was something the law maker could do other than farm for rage. Like make a law so 8 year olds aren’t exposed and abused on Meta’s platforms.
We can’t expect people working for Meta to act ethically. But we could expect lawmakers to actually protect the children.
Many states have enacted laws designed to limit kids’ exposure to social media. Many of these laws have also faced legal battles.
I'm assuming that's because "the founding fathers are against it" because they lived in a time when 8 year olds worked the fields?
No. They only _claim_ to do this.
Honestly, people who work at Meta need to feel more consequences of their decision to do so in my opinion. That organisation is without any doubt whatsoever a net negative to society.