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Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg apologises to families in fiery US Senate hearing


Bosses from five of the largest social media firms were grilled about how they are protecting children.

Mr Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew voluntarily agreed to testify - but the heads of Snap, X (formerly Twitter) and messaging platform Discord initially refused and were sent government-issued subpoenas. While the hearing mostly focused on the protection of children from online sexual exploitation, the questions varied widely as the senators took advantage of having five powerful executives there under oath. TikTok boss grilled on CCP ties: ‘I am Singaporean’But it was Mr Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta, who came under the most scrutiny, as he testified before Congress for an eighth time.

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