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Ex-Meta engineer says Instagram ignored rules about kids under 13

Ex-Meta engineer says Instagram ignored rules about kids under 13

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August 20th, 2026

Ex-Meta engineer says Instagram ignored rules about kids under 13

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A former Meta engineering director testified Wednesday at a landmark trial that Instagram took adont ask, dont tellapproach to children under 13.

一位前Meta工程總監週三在一場具有里程碑意義的審判中作證稱Instagram對13歲以下兒童採取了「不問不說」的態度

Arturo Béjar said Meta prioritized profits over safety.

阿圖羅·貝哈爾表示Meta將利潤置於安全之上

He said the company focused on how often and how long people used its products, even if that hurt their mental well-being.

他說公司關注人們使用其產品頻率和時間長短即使這會傷害他們的心理健康

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

如果你離開產品他們就賺不到錢,」他說

The trial in federal court in Oakland, California, pits Meta against California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey.

在加州奧克蘭的聯邦法院,這場審判Meta加州、科羅拉多州肯塔基州和新澤西州對立。

These four states are among 29 that sued the tech giant in 2023 over child safety and privacy.

這四個州2023年因兒童安全和隱私問題起訴這家科技巨頭的29個州之一。

The lawsuit accuses Meta of knowingly designing features that addict children.

這起訴訟指控Meta故意設計讓兒童上癮的功能。

It also accuses the company of collecting data on kids under 13 without parental consent, which Meta denies.

訴訟還指控該公司未經父母同意的情況下收集13歲以下兒童的數據,Meta否認這項指控

Béjar worked at Facebook from 2009 to 2015 and returned as a contractor from 2019 to 2021.

貝哈爾從2009年到2015年在Facebook工作在2019年到2021年以承包商身分回歸

He testified that employee reviews and pay were mostly tied to user numbers and time spent on products.

作證說員工的考績薪資大多與用戶人數使用產品的時間有關。

In that context, safety was an afterthought,” he said.

他說:「在那種情況下安全是事後才想到的事。」

He also said he foundtens of thousandsof kids under 13 on Instagram.

也說,他在Instagram上發現了「數以萬計的13歲以下兒童

He added that it wascommon knowledgeat the company.

他補充說,這件事在公司裡是「眾所周知」的。

Béjar described features designed for adults that areinherently unsafe for teenagers,” including video autoplay and popularity counters.

貝哈爾描述了為成年人設計的功能這些功能對青少年本質上不安全」,包括影片自動播放人氣計數器

He said a safety tool calledTake a Break,” introduced in 2021, wasdesigned to fail.”

他說,一款名為休息一下」的安全工具在2021年推出註定會失敗」。

He explained that users must turn it on and can dismiss it easily.

他解釋說使用者必須手動開啟這項功能而且可以輕鬆關閉它

A safety tool has to be on by default,” he said.

安全工具必須預設開啟,」他說

The states are seeking changes to user experiences and financial damages that could include billions of dollars.

這些州正在尋求改變用戶體驗要求賠償金額可能達到數十億美元

August 20th, 2026

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