X, Snap and Discord CEOs subpoenaed by lawmakers to testify about child sexual exploitation
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Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, speaks onstage during Vox Medias 2023 Code Conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California, on Sept. 27, 2023. Lawmakers said Monday that they have issued subpoenas to the CEOs of X, Snap and Discord to compel the executives to testify on a hearing regarding online child sexual exploitation. "Since the beginning of this Congress, our Committee has rallied around a key bipartisan issue: protecting children from the dangers of the online world," the senators wrote in a joint statement. Hearing from the CEOs of some of the worlds largest social media companies will help inform the Committees efforts to address the crisis of online child sexual exploitation." Wifredo Fernandez, the head of U.S. and Canada government affairs at X, formerly known as Twitter, told CNBC in a statement that the company has "been working in good faith to participate in the Judiciary committees hearing on child protection online as safety is our top priority at X."
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