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Head of instagram on wednesday about the harm the app does to the mental health of younger users. they claim the company hasnt done enough to protect children, but the instagram executive told a different story. cnns donie osullivan reports. >> self-policing depends on trust. trust is gone. >> reporter: the head of instagram facing a disturbing picture especially harming kids. >> you view the kids as a theater way for people to get into your product. have you not done things to get more teenager...

On capitol hill today, the instagram ceo adam mosseri was grilled during a contentious hearing where lawmakers on both sides of the aisle argued for stricter government oversight of social media apps. democratic senator richard blumenthal asked the instagram boss why the company didnt do anything about a set of accounts promoting eating disorders to kids until cnn reported those back in october. >> shouldnt children and parents have the right to report dangerous material and get a response? get ...

Lieutenants and running instagram, he has got very little scrutiny relative to zuckerberg in the past. so yesterday was a big day out for him. and we saw a lot of tense exchanges between senators and between masari. have a listen. >> keeping people safe is not just about any one company. we believe there should be an industry body that will determine the best practices when it comes to what i think are the three most important questions with regards to youth safety. how to verify age, how to bui...

The impact of children front and center particularly the influ wedn -- influence instagram has on teenage girls. >> they were mad at the instagram ceo today saying they werent getting the transparency and commitments to be transparent about data but senator richard blumenthal asked a very good question, which was even when parents see things or when any users see content on the platform that could be dangerous and reported to instagram, facebook, meta, whatever you want to call it today, instagr...

You better tell the truth. youre under oath. >> reporter: it is the latest round of tough questions for meta, formerly facebook, which owns instagram. >> shouldnt children and parents have the right to report dangerous material and get a response? >> senator, yes, i believe we fail to respond to all reports and if we do so, this is a mistake we should correct. >> reporter: since whistleblower leaked about the harms of the social media platform on young people, particularly teenage girls. >> face...

Influence instagram has on teenage girls. what were senators most concerned about here? >> yeah, they were pretty peeved off with the instagram ceo today. they were sort of saying they werent getting the transparency and commitments from him to be transparent about data. but senator richard blumenthal, who has been pretty sharp on this issue for the most part, asked a very good question, which was even when parents see things or just when any users see content on the platform that could be dange...

One question i thought was pertinent came from senator richard blumenthal, and he talked about even when parents or people find really troubling stuff on the platform, maybe promoting eating disorders or things like that to their children, even when they report it, instagram seems to do nothing about it, have a listen. >> shouldnt children and parents have the right to report dangerous material and abuse and get a response, get some action? because weve heard harrowing stories from parents who t...

Saying he believes instagram can be a positive force as lawmakers allege the app does not do enough to protect its young users. as donie osullivan reports, the instagram chiefs testimony comes after months of scrutiny over the harmful effects of instagram and facebook, particularly on young users. >> self-policing depends on trust. the trust is gone. >> reporter: the head of instagram facing a disturbing picture of his platform in and the harm it causes especially among kids. >> do you view the ...

>> people actually had physical finance programs. it was part of the curriculum, a lot of that has been cut out. and thats why i salute what shes doing here with ms. reed. youve got to make that part of the development and character of young people. to grow up wanting to be healthy and having pitched that self-image. >> why shouldnt children across the country not have equally healthy food? >> it is important. here in school, though. >> yeah. >> i really think there has to be a national push for...