Béjar, whose role in the company reportedly involved briefing CEO Mark Zuckerberg on safety issues, said that executives were well aware of the issues, but weren't in any hurry to solve them, despite repeated assurances that Meta and its platforms Instagram and Facebook "don't prioritize profit over safety," per the Guardian.

Arturo Béjar testified that Mark Zuckerberg ignored warnings about harmful content affecting teenagers on Facebook and Instagram, as Meta faces a trial over child safety concerns.

By Kenrick Cai, Diana Novak Jones and Jonathan Stempel OAKLAND, California, Aug 19 (Reuters) - 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 former engineering director at Meta said Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that saw child safety as secondary while prioritizing growth and engagement.

Former Meta engineer Arturo Béjar told an Oakland jury that company culture made safety fixes impossible, in a trial brought by four states.

A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids under 13 on its platforms.

A former Meta executive testified that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture prioritizing user growth and engagement over addressing child safety concerns.

My daughter was also a victim of Instagram.” Arturo Bejar, former Meta engineering director, testified as a witness on the 19th (local time) at the U.S. federal court in Oakland, California, during a trial related to the harmful effects of social media (SNS) on teenagers.