In an upcoming hearing at the U.S. Senate, key executives from five leading social media companies, namely Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), ByteDance-owned TikTok, Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP), Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) and Discord, will testify on child exploitation issues.
What Happened: The Senate Judiciary Committee had confirmed a hearing on Jan. 31 next year, where the CEOs of these tech giants will discuss online child sexual exploitation.
After initial resistance from Discord and X, all five companies have agreed to cooperate, according to Senator Dick Durbin, the Democratic chairman of the committee, and the ranking Republican, Lindsey Graham, reported Reuters.
This hearing marks the first appearance of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew before U.S. lawmakers since ...