4 takeaways from the Senate child safety hearing with YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok
Lawmakers in the Senate hammered representatives from Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube on Tuesday, in a combative hearing about whether the tech giants do enough to keep children safe online.
It marked the first time Snapchat and TikTok have landed in the hot seat in Washington, D.C., and for nearly four hours lawmakers pressed the officials about how the apps have been misused to promote bullying, worsen eating disorders and help teens buy dangerous drugs or engage in reckless behavior.
The hearing was convened by the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection, product safety and data security â the same panel that brought Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen earlier this month about the thousands of pages of internal company documents she has shared with Congress, regulators and the press. Haugen says the documents show how the social
