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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified on Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media, including Meta's Facebook and Instagram.

Politics & Government

'You have blood on your hands,' Senator tells Mark Zuckerberg for failing kids online

9:09pm January 31, 2024

by Dara Kerr

The top tech executives from Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord get the fifth degree from the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Queue Listen Now

Concerns about social media's impact on children and teens have increased in recent years.

Education

3 key takeaways on the Seattle schools lawsuit against big tech

6:06pm January 10, 2023

by Mary Yang

Seattle Public Schools is suing Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat for exacerbating the mental health crisis among its students.

Snapchat is rolling out new parental controls that allow parents to see their teenager's contacts and confidentially report to the social media company any accounts that concern them. A child lies in bed illuminated by the glow of a cell phone.

Snapchat's new parental controls try to mimic real-life parenting, minus the hovering

4:26pm August 11, 2022

by Raquel Maria Dillon

Snapchat's Family Center lets parents see whom their teen is contacting, but not their messages. Parents can also confidentially report accounts that concern them, without their child's knowledge.

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and KORA Organics CEO Miranda Kerr attend a gala in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 4. The couple surprised graduates of a Los Angeles art school by paying off their student debt.

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr paid off art school graduates' student loans

2:41pm May 17, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Spiegel and Kerr, who have been married since 2017, gave the commencement speech and got honorary degrees from Otis College of Art and Design. Then they surprised graduates with a gift of their own.

Jennifer Stout , left, vice president of global public policy at Snapchat parent Snap Inc., and Michael Beckerman, vice president and head of public policy at TikTok, testify before a Senate panel on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

4 takeaways from the Senate child safety hearing with YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok

6:40pm October 26, 2021

by Bobby Allyn

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who chaired the hearing, said being distinct from Facebook isn't enough to cut it for the three tech giants. "That bar is in the gutter," he told the company officials.

An iPhone screengrab of Snapchat's speed filter, which allows users to record and share how fast they are moving. Snap told NPR that it is eliminating the tool.

National

Snapchat Ends 'Speed Filter' That Critics Say Encouraged Reckless Driving

4:13pm June 17, 2021

by Bobby Allyn

The messaging app popular with teens is dropping a feature first launched in 2013. After several deadly car crashes involving the filter, Snap was the target of numerous lawsuits.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that Snapchat should be held legally responsible in a case in which a young man used the app's "speed filter" feature before a fatal crash.

National

Snapchat Can Be Sued For Role In Fatal Car Crash, Court Rules

10:25pm May 04, 2021

by Bobby Allyn

A federal appeals court on Tuesday issued a stunning ruling: It said a decades-old legal shield preventing platforms from lawsuits should not apply to Snapchat in a case involving a fatal car crash.