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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologised to families during the Senate Judiciary Committee s hearing on online child safety, acknowledging the harm caused by social media.
Senator Dick Durbin, the panel s Democratic chairman and the ranking Republican Lindsey Graham said Discord and X had initially balked at participating and refused to accept a subpoena.
EU's Digital Chief continues to ask for more from Big Tech against harmful content. European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova is reportedly urging Big Tech companies, such as the video-sharing platform TikTok and social media platform X, to step up in their cleaning efforts and practices to counter illegal hate speech after meeting with TikTok Chief Executive Shou Chew and X's head of global affairs, Nick Pickles.