The CEOs of the top five social media platforms, including Meta‘s (META) Mark Zuckerberg and X’s Linda Yaccarino, are taking a defensive stance ahead of an upcoming hearing with Congress, where the leaders will be grilled over their perceived failure to protect children online, Hannah Murphy of The Financial Times says. The hearing is meant to address concerns that social media platforms expose younger users to child predators and groomers, and also provide a marketplace for child pornography. The CEOs of TikTok, Snap (SNAP), and Discord are the other three executives summoned by Congress for the hearing.
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