Social media’s negative impact on children’s and tiktok-snap-and-discord-to-appear-before-senate-for-discussion-on-online-child-safety.html” title=”CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok, Snap, and Discord to Appear Before Senate for Discussion on Online Child Safety”>young adults’ mental health has been a growing cause of concern for parents and lawmakers. Now, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, Snap, Discord and X are set to testify in front of the US Senate Judiciary Committee on “their failure to protect children online.” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew are willing participants. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, Discord CEO Jason Citron and X CEO Linda Yaccarino are testifying after being subpoenaed.
Senator Dick Durbin, chair of the Judiciary Committee, and Senator Lindsey Graham, its ranking member, released a statement expressing their frustration with Snap, Discord, and X’s initial refusal to have their CEOs participate and even accept the subpoenas. In Discord’s case, US Marshals visited their offices to serve the document.
The senators further shared a feeling of hypocrisy at these platforms wanting a say in policy but fighting against getting involved in discussions. “When we held our…
2023-11-30 06:05:59
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Social media’s negative impact on children’s and young adults’ mental health has been a growing cause of concern for parents and lawmakers. Now, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, Snap, Discord and X are set to testify in front of the US Senate Judiciary Committee on “their failure to protect children online.” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew are willing participants. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, Discord CEO Jason Citron and X CEO Linda Yaccarino are testifying after being subpoenaed.
Senator Dick Durbin, chair of the Judiciary Committee, and Senator Lindsey Graham, its ranking member, released a statement expressing their frustration with Snap, Discord, and X’s initial refusal to have their CEOs participate and even accept the subpoenas. In Discord’s case, US Marshals visited their offices to serve the document.
The senators further shared a feeling of hypocrisy at these platforms wanting a say in policy but fighting against getting involved in discussions. “When we held our…
2023-11-30 06:05:59
Post from www.engadget.com rnrn