Child Sexual Exploitation: This is why US Senate panel issued subpoenas to Discord, Snap and X

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A Senate panel in US has issued subpoenas to major tech companies after their 'repeated refusals' by the giants to cooperate with its investigation into the matter..

In a bid to safeguard the safety of minors online, a Senate panel in the United States has issued subpoenas to the CEOs of Discord, Snap and Elon Musks X..

Observing the absence of the companies, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, the top Republican on the panel issued subpoenas to the tech giants on Monday.. While announcing the decision, Senator Dick Durbin on social media platform 'X' said "We promised Big Tech that theyd have their chance to explain their failures to protect kids.". SenatorDurbin (@SenatorDurbin)..

Now that the companies are to testify about the safety of children online, many of the giants have issued statements regarding this...

Wifredo Fernandez, head of US & Canada Government Affairs for X, said in a statement 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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