Meta’s worst-kept secret, and the Kiwi who exposed it – Cecilia Robinson

THREE KEY FACTS Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former Facebook executive, testified that social media platforms harm teenagers. She revealed Facebook targeted adolescents, tracking vulnerabilities and selling data to advertisers. US senators compared Big Tech’s tactics to Big Tobacco, urging regulation to protect children.

It’s time to stop pretending. Social media isn’t safe for our kids and the people who built these platforms know it. Sarah Wynn-Williams, a Kiwi and former Facebook executive – and a mum of three – told US senators plainly this week: “These executives .



.. know the harm that this product does.

They don’t allow their own teenagers to use the products that Meta develops. The hypocrisy is at every level.” She’s right.

And we need to listen..