Tech CEOs invited to Capitol Hill to answer questions about kids online safety

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has invited the leaders of four major technology companies to appear before lawmakers next month for a kids safety hearing after a pair of landmark court decisions against two of the firms.

Grassley, in a post Friday, announced he’d invited Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and Snap CEO Evan Spiegel to the June 23 hearing.

“Americans deserve [to] know what these companies [are] doing to keep kids and families safe online,” Grassley wrote on X. “The committee looks forward [to] shining a bright light and holding Big Tech accountable.”

The Hill reached out to the four companies for comment.

The hearing was first reported by Axios.

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