To the editor: Perhaps Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook parent Meta, has blood on his hands, and perhaps the way social media companies are designed and operated makes them dangerous products. I don't know. (“CEOs of Meta, TikTok and other social networks testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation,” February 1)
But I wonder if Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-Mo.) has ever leveled those charges against (or if Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) ever pushed for an apology) the CEOs of companies that make and they sell attacks. Improved rifles and pistols.
After all, if one can come to such conclusions about a product that wasn't actually created for the sole purpose of killing things, one should be able to come to the same conclusion about products that are.
Gina Natoli, Hacienda Heights
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To the editor: I was surprised and saddened by the large number of concerned and grieving parents who appeared on social media at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
In my opinion, a big part of the problem is a lack of parental control. There are a variety of monitoring tools available.
Back then, I sent my children to play without worries; They just had to be home at dinner time.
It's a new day, parents. Lions and tigers are waiting for your children in line and you should be more observant.
Barbara Doss, Hawthorne
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To the editor: Another committee hearing, and what has Congress done since it first grilled Zuckerberg in 2018? Nothing.
It's the same old bluster and shouting from certain senators, who then rush to their social media sites to tell their constituents, “Look what I did!”
It would be more substantial if experts questioned social media CEOs and then had policy solutions to discuss. But in reality, it seems more than nothing.
Melinda Larsen, Westlake Village
