A former Meta safety engineer, Arturo Béjar, testifies in federal court that Meta executives took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach to children’s safety on Facebook and Instagram. Béjar says company leaders received repeated warnings about harm involving minors and largely did not act on them.
Both reports describe the same core claims: Béjar testifies that internal knowledge about risks to children existed, and that the response from executives did not match the level of concern raised by safety teams. The outlets differ mainly in emphasis and framing rather than the underlying allegations. Breitbart presents the testimony as highlighting a deliberate pattern of inaction, while Quartz frames it more directly as the witness’s characterization of Meta’s handling of kids’ safety.
In the proceeding, Béjar’s testimony centers on what executives knew and how the company responded, according to the reports, with the broader issue being whether Meta’s actions were sufficient given the warnings raised internally.
