Tech CEOs Subpoenaed to Testify on Child Safety
Senate Judiciary Committee to Question X, Snap, Discord, Meta and TikTok CEOs on Online Child Sexual Exploitation
Overview
- Senate Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed CEOs of X, Snap and Discord to testify at a hearing on online child safety on December 6.
- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew are expected to testify voluntarily at the same hearing.
- The subpoenas were issued after the companies allegedly refused to cooperate during weeks of negotiations.
- X and Discord reportedly refused to accept service of the subpoenas, requiring the committee to enlist the U.S. Marshals Service to personally serve the subpoenas.
- The hearing will focus on child sexual exploitation online, and the CEOs will be asked about their companies' failures to protect children online.