Facebook confronts Senators furious about Instagram's risks

"Facebook has shown us once again that it's incapable of holding itself accountable," said Blumenthal, the chair of the Senate Commerce Committee's consumer protection panel.

Facebook Inc.’s head of global safety faced tough questions from lawmakers who accused the company of prioritizing profit and growth over the health of its youngest users. 
 

Senators at a hearing Thursday seized on Facebook’s internal research about the mental-health effects of its platforms, arguing the social media giant can’t be trusted to act in the best interest of children and teens. Senator Richard Blumenthal said Facebook has “chosen growth over children’s mental health and well-being, greed over preventing the suffering of children.”

“Facebook has shown us once again that it’s incapable of holding itself accountable,” said Blumenthal, the chair of