By Kendra Barnett

The chief executive officers of five big tech companies appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday in heated back-and-forths with lawmakers on how platforms are working to protect children online.

Social media executives from five of the world’s biggest social media companies – Meta, TikTok, X, Snap and Discord – were grilled by lawmakers for more than four hours Wednesday on their platforms’ policies and approaches to protecting children’s safety. In particular, the tech titans were made to answer questions on how their services combat child sexual exploitation online, protect young users’ mental wellbeing, ensure kids’ data is safe and more.

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Source: The Drum