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CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok grilled about online child safety at US hearing

People hold placards as Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg looks on, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the US Capitol, in Washington, DC, the United States [Nathan Howard/Reuters]

CEOs from Meta, TikTok, X and other companies have been grilled by United States lawmakers over the dangers that children and teens face using the social media platforms.

On Wednesday, the executives testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee amid a torrent of anger from parents and lawmakers that companies are not doing enough to thwart online dangers for children, such as blocking sexual predators and preventing teen suicide.

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