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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

  • 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.
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