Meta, X, TikTok CEOs Ripped by Senators Over Child Online Safety

CEOs expected to defend their handling of teenage users
Senate committee seeking new legislation to protect children

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By Oma Seddiq and Alex Barinka

January 31, 2024 at 2:36 PM UTC

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January 31, 2024 at 8:21 PM UTC

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Leaders from five social media platforms were admonished by US lawmakers on Wednesday over their “failure” to protect kids online from sexual predators and mental health issues, and were pressed to support new legislation to impose controls.

The 21-member Senate Judiciary Committee called the chief executives of Meta Platforms Inc., X, Snap Inc., Discord Inc. and TikTok to Washington in an effort to hold them accountable for their platforms’ impact on teenagers and children.

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