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Why did Mark Zuckerberg apologise at the US Senate?

An installation protesting against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is seen in front of the US Capitol in advance of a Senate Judiciary hearing on Big Tech and online child sexual exploitation. [Nathan Howard/Reuters]

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, alongside the CEOs of TikTok, X and other social media companies went before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to testify at a time when lawmakers and parents are growing increasingly concerned about the effects of digital platforms on young people’s lives.

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