Tech Leaders' Quotes From the Contentious Child Safety Senate Hearing

Execs from Meta, TikTok, X and others were summoned to Congress over child safety concerns

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Leaders of the tech industry were summoned by the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify in front of Congress Wednesday, pressed on how safe their platforms are for children.  

First-time Congress testers like X CEO Linda Yaccarino, Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel and Discord CEO Jason Citron joined seasoned figures like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew.

The leaders faced a bipartisan thrashing that lasted just under four hours. The audience included family members of victims.

“You have blood on your hands,” Sen.

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