Meta, along with other major social media companies, faces growing scrutiny over the safety of young users on its platforms. But of the several lawsuits filed against Meta over child safety in recent years, none have focused as pointedly as Torrez’s case on alleged child sexual exploitation. But with proposed legislation to address social media and child safety stalled for years, some online safety advocates see the courts as their best hope to make progress. In some cases, Torrez said he volunteered to take child abuse cases and to visit safe houses to conduct interviews with child victims. Meta also says it has removed hundreds of thousands of accounts, groups and devices for violating its child safety policies.

Source: CNN March 12, 2024 14:16 UTC