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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 hasn't done enough to protect children, but the instagram executive told a different story. cnn's donie o'sullivan 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 teenagers interested in your product? are you not worried about losing them to other platforms? you bette...

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 didn't do anything about a set of accounts promoting eating disorders to kids until cnn reported those back in october. >> shouldn't children and parents have the right to report dangerous material and get a response? get some action? because wove heard harrowing stories from parents who've tried to report and have hea...

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 build age-appropriate experiences and how to build parental controls. >> reporter: and one question tha...

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 weren't 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, instagram doesn't do anything. have a listen. >> shouldn't children and parents have the right to report d...

You better tell the truth. you're under oath. >> reporter: it is the latest round of tough questions for meta, formerly facebook, which owns instagram. >> shouldn't 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. >> facebook's internal research is aware there's a variety of problems facing children on instagram. they...