--- title: "Former Meta executive testifies about child safety and company priorities" description: "Most outlets highlighted the testimony of a former Meta executive, emphasizing that Mark Zuckerberg prioritized growth over child safety. The News International added that Zuckerberg fostered a culture potentially responsible for neglecting children's safety on Meta platforms. Dunya News framed the testimony in the context of legal accusations from multiple U.S. states, noting claims that Meta designed platforms to hook young users and misled consumers about safety." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/3946-mark-zuckerberg-encouraged-growth-over-child-safety-ex-meta site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Former Meta executive testifies about child safety and company priorities technology · latest filing 20 Aug 2026, 11:36 AM PKT · 19–20 Aug 2026 · 4 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets highlighted the testimony of a former Meta executive, emphasizing that Mark Zuckerberg prioritized growth over child safety. The News International added that Zuckerberg fostered a culture potentially responsible for neglecting children's safety on Meta platforms. Dunya News framed the testimony in the context of legal accusations from multiple U.S. states, noting claims that Meta designed platforms to hook young users and misled consumers about safety. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Aaj News (English)** — [Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta executive testifies at trial](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330468651/mark-zuckerberg-encouraged-growth-over-child-safety-ex-meta-executive-testifies-at-trial) · 20 Aug 2026, 11:36 AM PKT > A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday that ​CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement on Facebook and Instagram. Arturo Bejar, a vocal critic of Meta’s ‌safety record, made the allegation during his second day of testimony in a landmark trial over claims brought by a coalition of states that could resh... - **Dunya News** — [Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta executive testifies at trial](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Technology/968784-mark-zuckerberg-encouraged-growth-over-child-safety-exmeta-executive) · 20 Aug 2026, 5:52 AM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey accuse Meta of designing the platforms to hook young users, fueling anxiety, depression and even suicide, and misleading consumers about their safety. - **The News International** — [Mark Zuckerberg did not make child safety a priority at Meta, former engineer testifies](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1412839-mark-zuckerberg-did-not-make-child-safety-a-priority-at-meta-former-engineer-testifies) · 19 Aug 2026, 10:51 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg was responsible for a culture that may have led the ‌company to shirk its responsibility to protect children who use its Facebook and Instagram platforms from harm.Arturo Bejar, a vocal Meta critic... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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