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Former Meta worker says Instagram said 'don't ask, don't tell' about kids under 13

Former Meta worker says Instagram said 'don't ask, don't tell' about kids under 13

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August 20th, 2026

Former Meta worker says Instagram said 'don't ask, don't tell' about kids under 13

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A former Meta engineering director spoke in court on Wednesday.

一位前Meta工程主管星期三在法庭上说话

This is a big trial.

一个大审判

He said Instagram did not ask about children under 13.

他说Instagram没有问关于13岁以下孩子的事

He said the company did not tell about them either.

他说公司也没有告诉他们

His name is Arturo Béjar.

他的名字阿图罗·贝哈尔

He said Meta cared more about money than safety.

他说Meta更关心而不是安全

Meta looked at how often people used its products.

Meta人们多久用一次它的产品

It looked at how long people used them.

人们用它们多长时间

That could hurt people's mental health.

可能伤害人们的心理健康

He said, "If you step away from the product, they are not going to make any money."

他说,“如果你离开产品他们就不会赚钱。”

The trial is in a court in Oakland, California.

审判加利福尼亚州奥克兰的一个法院进行。

Meta fights against four states.

Meta 对抗四个州

They are California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey.

它们加利福尼亚州科罗拉多州肯塔基州新泽西州

These states are part of a bigger group.

这些州一个更大群体的一部分。

29 states sued Meta in 2023.

29个州在2023年起诉了Meta

They sued about child safety and privacy.

他们起诉关于儿童安全隐私的问题。

The lawsuit says Meta made features that addict children.

诉讼Meta做了让孩子上瘾的功能

It says Meta took data from kids under 13.

Meta拿了13岁以下孩子的数据

The parents did not say yes.

父母没有说同意

Meta says this is not true.

Meta不是真的

Béjar worked at Facebook from 2009 to 2015.

贝哈尔在Facebook工作从2009年到2015年

He came back as a contractor from 2019 to 2021.

他回来了作为承包商从2019年到2021年

He said worker reviews and pay were about user numbers.

他说工作评价和工资是关于用户数量的。

They were about time on products.

它们是关于在产品上的时间的。

He said, "In that context, safety was an afterthought."

他说:“在那个情况下安全是后来才想到的。”

He found many kids under 13 on Instagram.

在Instagram上发现了很多13岁以下的孩子

He said it was "common knowledge" at the company.

他说在公司里大家都知道的事”。

Béjar talked about features for adults.

贝哈尔谈到了给成年人的功能

He said they are "inherently unsafe for teenagers."

这些功能“对青少年天生不安全”。

One feature plays videos by itself.

一个功能自己播放视频

Another shows popularity counts.

另一个显示受欢迎的数字

He said a safety tool called "Take a Break" was "designed to fail."

一个“休息一下”的安全工具“设计来失败的”。

It started in 2021.

在2021年开始

Users must turn it on.

用户必须打开它

They can close it easily.

他们可以容易地关闭它

He said, "A safety tool has to be on by default."

“一个安全工具必须默认打开。”

The states want changes to user experiences.

这些州想要改变用户体验

They want money.

他们想要

The money could be billions of dollars.

这些钱可能是数十亿美元

August 20th, 2026

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