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Arturo Béjar on why he blew the whistle on Meta

Original: Steve Rose: Why Arturo Béjar left Meta – and blew the whistle: ‘I don’t recall Mark ever being empathetic’. Béjar’s daug

Former Meta engineering executive Arturo Béjar speaks out about why he left the company and became a whistleblower. His daughter was 14 when she told him Instagram was failing to keep her safe, and after joining Meta's wellbeing team he says he raised concerns internally. He describes Mark Zuckerberg as lacking empathy and claims the company did not act on evidence of harm to teens.

Why now: New interview comments criticizing Zuckerberg and Meta's handling of teen safety are drawing attention.

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• Steve Rose: Why Arturo Béjar left Meta – and blew the whistle: ‘I don’t recall Mark ever being empathetic’. Béjar’s daughter was 14 when she told him Instagram was failing to keep her safe. So when he became part of Meta’s ‘wellbeing team’, he knew he had to speak out – and his… · Bongolian@mstdn.social · 1

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