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Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Meta, Mark Zuckerberg ameomba msamaha kwa familia zinazosema watoto wao walidhuriwa na mitandao ya kijamii, wakati wa kikao kilichowaka moto katika Bunge la Seneti la Marekani.
Bw Zuckerberg - ambaye anaendesha Instagram na Facebook - aliwageukia na kusema "hakuna mtu anayepaswa kupitia" kile walichokuwa nacho.
Yeye na wakubwa wa TikTok, Snap, X na Discord walihojiwa kwa karibu saa nne na maseneta kutoka pande zote mbili.
Wabunge walitaka kujua wanachofanya kulinda watoto mtandaoni.
Ilikuwa ni fursa adimu kwa maseneta wa Marekani kuhoji wakubwa wa teknolojia.
Zuckerberg na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa TikTok Shou Zi Chew kwa hiari yao walikubali kutoa ushahidi - lakini wakuu wa Snap, X (zamani Twitter) na Discord hapo awali walikataa na walitumwa hati za wito zilizotolewa na serikali.
Nyuma ya wakuu hao watano wa teknolojia walikaa familia ambazo zilisema watoto wao walijidhuru au kujiua kutokana na maudhui ya mitandao ya kijamii.
Walidhihirisha hisia zao kote, wakizomea wakati ma-CEO walipoingia na kupiga makofi wakati wabunge walipouliza maswali magumu.
Ingawa kesi hiyo ililenga zaidi ulinzi wa watoto dhidi ya unyanyasaji wa kingono mtandaoni, maswali yalitofautiana sana kwani maseneta walichukua fursa ya kuwa na watendaji wakuu watano chini ya kiapo.
Bw Chew wa TikTok aliulizwa ikiwa kampuni yake ilishiriki data za watumiaji wa Marekani na serikali ya China, jambo ambalo alikanusha.
Alisema "kama baba wa watoto watatu mimi mwenyewe najua maswala ambayo tunajadili leo ni ya kutisha na jinamizi la kila mzazi" - na akakiri watoto wake mwenyewe hawatumii TikTok kwa sababu ya sheria anazoishi Singapore.
Lakini ni Bw Zuckerberg, mtendaji mkuu wa Meta, ambaye alikuja kuchunguzwa zaidi, alipokuwa akitoa ushahidi mbele ya Congress kwa mara ya nane.
Wakati mmoja, Seneta wa chama cha Republican Ted Cruz aliuliza, "Bw Zuckerberg, ulikuwa unafikiria nini?" alipomwonyesha bosi huyo wa teknolojia kidokezo cha Instagram ambacho kinawaonya watumiaji kuwa wanaweza kuwa karibu kuona nyenzo za unyanyasaji wa kijinsia kwa watoto, lakini anauliza ikiwa wangependa "kuona matokeo hata hivyo".
Bw Zuckerberg alisema "sayansi ya msingi nyuma ya hilo" ni "mara nyingi inasaidia, badala ya kuizuia tu, kuwasaidia kuwaelekeza kwenye jambo ambalo linaweza kuwa la manufaa". Pia aliahidi "kuiangalia kibinafsi".
Wakati wa mazungumzo mengine na Seneta wa Republican Josh Hawley, Bw Zuckerberg alialikwa kuomba msamaha kwa familia zilizoketi nyuma yake.
Alisimama, akageukia watazamaji na kusema: "Samahani kwa kila kitu ambacho mmepitia, ni mbaya.
"Hakuna mtu anayepaswa kupitia mambo ambayo familia zako zimeteseka."
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Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg apologises to families in fiery US Senate hearing
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to families who say their children had been harmed by social media, during a fiery hearing in the US Senate.
Mr Zuckerberg - who runs Instagram and Facebook - turned to them and said "no-one should go through" what they had.
He and the bosses of TikTok, Snap, X and Discord were questioned for almost four hours by senators from both parties.
Lawmakers wanted to know what they are doing to protect children online.
It was a rare opportunity for the US senators to question tech bosses.
Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew voluntarily agreed to testify - but the heads of Snap, X (formerly Twitter) and Discord initially refused and were sent government-issued subpoenas.
Behind the five tech bosses sat families who said their children had self-harmed or killed themselves as a result of social media content.
They made their feelings known throughout, hissing when the CEOs entered and applauding when lawmakers asked tough questions.
While the hearing mostly focused on the protection of children from online sexual exploitation, the questions varied widely as the senators took advantage of having five powerful executives there under oath.
TikTok's Mr Chew was asked whether his company shared US users' data with the Chinese government, which he denied.
He said "as a father of three young children myself I know the issues that we're discussing today are horrific and the nightmare of every parent" - and admitted his own children do not use TikTok because of the rules where he lives in Singapore.
But it was Mr Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta, who came under the most scrutiny, as he testified before Congress for an eighth time.
At one point, Republican Senator Ted Cruz asked, "Mr Zuckerberg, what the hell were you thinking?" when he showed the tech boss an Instagram prompt that warns users they may be about to see child sexual abuse material, but asks if they would like to "see the results anyway".
Mr Zuckerberg said the "basic science behind that" is "it's often helpful to, rather than just blocking it, to help direct them towards something that that could be helpful". He also promised to "personally look into it".
During another exchange with Republican Senator Josh Hawley, Mr Zuckerberg was invited to apologise to the families sitting behind him.
He stood up, turned to the audience and said: "I'm sorry for everything you've all gone through, it's terrible.
"No-one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered."
Source BBC
Bw Zuckerberg - ambaye anaendesha Instagram na Facebook - aliwageukia na kusema "hakuna mtu anayepaswa kupitia" kile walichokuwa nacho.
Yeye na wakubwa wa TikTok, Snap, X na Discord walihojiwa kwa karibu saa nne na maseneta kutoka pande zote mbili.
Wabunge walitaka kujua wanachofanya kulinda watoto mtandaoni.
Ilikuwa ni fursa adimu kwa maseneta wa Marekani kuhoji wakubwa wa teknolojia.
Zuckerberg na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa TikTok Shou Zi Chew kwa hiari yao walikubali kutoa ushahidi - lakini wakuu wa Snap, X (zamani Twitter) na Discord hapo awali walikataa na walitumwa hati za wito zilizotolewa na serikali.
Nyuma ya wakuu hao watano wa teknolojia walikaa familia ambazo zilisema watoto wao walijidhuru au kujiua kutokana na maudhui ya mitandao ya kijamii.
Walidhihirisha hisia zao kote, wakizomea wakati ma-CEO walipoingia na kupiga makofi wakati wabunge walipouliza maswali magumu.
Ingawa kesi hiyo ililenga zaidi ulinzi wa watoto dhidi ya unyanyasaji wa kingono mtandaoni, maswali yalitofautiana sana kwani maseneta walichukua fursa ya kuwa na watendaji wakuu watano chini ya kiapo.
Bw Chew wa TikTok aliulizwa ikiwa kampuni yake ilishiriki data za watumiaji wa Marekani na serikali ya China, jambo ambalo alikanusha.
Alisema "kama baba wa watoto watatu mimi mwenyewe najua maswala ambayo tunajadili leo ni ya kutisha na jinamizi la kila mzazi" - na akakiri watoto wake mwenyewe hawatumii TikTok kwa sababu ya sheria anazoishi Singapore.
Lakini ni Bw Zuckerberg, mtendaji mkuu wa Meta, ambaye alikuja kuchunguzwa zaidi, alipokuwa akitoa ushahidi mbele ya Congress kwa mara ya nane.
Wakati mmoja, Seneta wa chama cha Republican Ted Cruz aliuliza, "Bw Zuckerberg, ulikuwa unafikiria nini?" alipomwonyesha bosi huyo wa teknolojia kidokezo cha Instagram ambacho kinawaonya watumiaji kuwa wanaweza kuwa karibu kuona nyenzo za unyanyasaji wa kijinsia kwa watoto, lakini anauliza ikiwa wangependa "kuona matokeo hata hivyo".
Bw Zuckerberg alisema "sayansi ya msingi nyuma ya hilo" ni "mara nyingi inasaidia, badala ya kuizuia tu, kuwasaidia kuwaelekeza kwenye jambo ambalo linaweza kuwa la manufaa". Pia aliahidi "kuiangalia kibinafsi".
Wakati wa mazungumzo mengine na Seneta wa Republican Josh Hawley, Bw Zuckerberg alialikwa kuomba msamaha kwa familia zilizoketi nyuma yake.
Alisimama, akageukia watazamaji na kusema: "Samahani kwa kila kitu ambacho mmepitia, ni mbaya.
"Hakuna mtu anayepaswa kupitia mambo ambayo familia zako zimeteseka."
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Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg apologises to families in fiery US Senate hearing
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to families who say their children had been harmed by social media, during a fiery hearing in the US Senate.
Mr Zuckerberg - who runs Instagram and Facebook - turned to them and said "no-one should go through" what they had.
He and the bosses of TikTok, Snap, X and Discord were questioned for almost four hours by senators from both parties.
Lawmakers wanted to know what they are doing to protect children online.
It was a rare opportunity for the US senators to question tech bosses.
Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew voluntarily agreed to testify - but the heads of Snap, X (formerly Twitter) and Discord initially refused and were sent government-issued subpoenas.
Behind the five tech bosses sat families who said their children had self-harmed or killed themselves as a result of social media content.
They made their feelings known throughout, hissing when the CEOs entered and applauding when lawmakers asked tough questions.
While the hearing mostly focused on the protection of children from online sexual exploitation, the questions varied widely as the senators took advantage of having five powerful executives there under oath.
TikTok's Mr Chew was asked whether his company shared US users' data with the Chinese government, which he denied.
He said "as a father of three young children myself I know the issues that we're discussing today are horrific and the nightmare of every parent" - and admitted his own children do not use TikTok because of the rules where he lives in Singapore.
But it was Mr Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta, who came under the most scrutiny, as he testified before Congress for an eighth time.
At one point, Republican Senator Ted Cruz asked, "Mr Zuckerberg, what the hell were you thinking?" when he showed the tech boss an Instagram prompt that warns users they may be about to see child sexual abuse material, but asks if they would like to "see the results anyway".
Mr Zuckerberg said the "basic science behind that" is "it's often helpful to, rather than just blocking it, to help direct them towards something that that could be helpful". He also promised to "personally look into it".
During another exchange with Republican Senator Josh Hawley, Mr Zuckerberg was invited to apologise to the families sitting behind him.
He stood up, turned to the audience and said: "I'm sorry for everything you've all gone through, it's terrible.
"No-one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered."
Source BBC
