Those who survived, Mr Zuckerberg, who runs Instagram and Facebook, turned to them and said, “No one should go through what you have”. Members of both parties grilled them for more than three and half hours in the course of questioning Senate leaders from both sides, including TikTok, Snap, X and Discord’s bosses. Lawmakers wanted to know what measures they had put in place to support the safety of children on the internet. Legislation currently in Congress will hold social media companies responsible for the content posted on their sites, reports Technology News.
Wednesday’s hearing presented a unique opportunity for the US Senators to interrogate some tech barons. TikTok and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg both testified voluntarily, but Snap, X (formerly Twitter), and messaging platform Discord initially declined to require subpoenas from the government.
Opened behind the five tech bosses were families that had had their children either self-harm or commit suicide due to content that was posted through social media. They made their position clear from thence, hissing as the CEOs walked in and applauded when lawmakers posed hard questions. As most of the hearing addressed the safety of children from online predators, the questions ranged quite widely as senators did not miss an opportunity to have five very powerful executives there under oath.
