Meta Platforms put profit ahead of protecting children on its virtual reality platform, two former company researchers told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday, accusing the social media giant of suppressing evidence of risks to young users, the New York Post reported.

Former Meta user experience researcher Cayce Savage testified that internal research revealed children were using the company’s VR products and being exposed to sexually explicit material, but Meta shut down the findings.

“Meta cannot be trusted to tell the truth about the safety or use of its products,” Savage told the Senate panel on privacy and technology.

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